Imperial College London
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Dr Rocio Diaz-Chavez

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Senior Research Fellow
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 9338r.diaz-chavez Website

 
 
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Location

 

Weeks Building Room 507Weeks BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@inbook{Munoz-Melendez:2021:10.1007/978-981-16-0913-8_16,
author = {Munoz-Melendez, G and Delgado-Ramos, GC and Diaz-Chavez, R},
booktitle = {Circular Economy: Recent Trends in Global Perspective},
doi = {10.1007/978-981-16-0913-8_16},
pages = {497--523},
title = {Circular Economy in Mexico},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0913-8_16},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - CHAP
AB  - In Mexico the concept of a circular economy (CE) is relatively new. Public policy and associated research towards implementing a circular economy model are fairly recent but growing rapidly. This happens inside an existing legal framework that partially addresses elements that could lead to a solid foundation to adopt CE strategies. Because of the cooperation between the Mexican government and international agencies CE components operate at different degrees of efficiency. In such framework non-governmental organizations also act, together or in cooperation with the government. Literature review as well as national statistics show that there is a large potential to adopt a CE model. This may have beneficial impacts such as achieving several goals of the 2030 Agenda, including the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions, social inequality, and poverty alleviation. CE benefits could also have economic advantages as minimizing costs, making profits, and generate employment. Previous exercises, existing practices, and accumulative knowledge show that waste management of urban solid waste is a priority; however, challenges must be overcome, such as strengthening recycling and composting, generating energy from waste, attending lack of infrastructure, managing informality and created interests, and shaping cultural mishaps. Other additional targets to close loops under CE strategies should consider agricultural waste, e-waste, and one-single-use plastics whose volumes are increasing at accelerating pace and a more detail characterization is needed to derive management plans and exploitation. There are other subtypes of waste that require urgent attention such as hazardous waste (particularly infectious waste) and special handling waste (notably building construction and demolition debris); all flows that could impact public health or conduct the country towards more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive pathways. Windows of opportunity to adopt CE strategies indicat
AU  - Munoz-Melendez,G
AU  - Delgado-Ramos,GC
AU  - Diaz-Chavez,R
DO  - 10.1007/978-981-16-0913-8_16
EP  - 523
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 9789811609121
SP  - 497
TI  - Circular Economy in Mexico
T1  - Circular Economy: Recent Trends in Global Perspective
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0913-8_16
ER  -
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