This short background paper provides an introduction and overview of Circular Economy (CE).

This short background paper provides an introduction and overview of Circular Economy (CE). The accumulation of waste and pollution in nature and urban and rural environments is the highly visible sign of the shortfall of the prevailing take, make, use and throw-away linear system of production and consumption. The juxtaposition is framed as Circular Economy (CE), a concept based on a take, make, use, recover and repeat circular system of production and consumption.