Keynote Address: Closing the Loop: The Role of Circular Economy in the Food Sector by Paula Huerta, Circular Economy Consultant and Director, Bambook Studio and GUASL
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Keynote Address: Closing the Loop: The Role of Circular Economy in the Food Sector by Paula Huerta, Circular Economy Consultant and Director, Bambook Studio and GUASL
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Thursday, 16 February 2023 6.30pm
Venue: CREATE Tower, 1 Create Way, Theatrette, Level 2, Singapore 138602
Our present global crises oblige us to accelerate the move towards a low-carbon future. This includes the transition from a linear economy, defined by the consumption of finite resources and the accumulation of waste, to a circular economy, which redefines growth by prioritising both people and the planet. In our current linear economy, the food sector and its bio-waste accounts for the largest single component of municipal waste landfills and is a significant source of greenhouse gases such as methane. As part of a circular economy, bio-waste can bring gains linked to multiple higher-value products, such as natural fertilisers for agriculture, energy production, and even protein feed for aquaculture or farming. In this keynote address, Huerta presents the main impacts of a linear economy food system and the importance of introducing a well-functioning circular economy food system. She will focus on applying solutions from the natural world and how to implement a sustainable organic loop system.
Venue: CREATE Tower, 1 Create Way, Theatrette, Level 2, Singapore 138602
Our present global crises oblige us to accelerate the move towards a low-carbon future. This includes the transition from a linear economy, defined by the consumption of finite resources and the accumulation of waste, to a circular economy, which redefines growth by prioritising both people and the planet. In our current linear economy, the food sector and its bio-waste accounts for the largest single component of municipal waste landfills and is a significant source of greenhouse gases such as methane. As part of a circular economy, bio-waste can bring gains linked to multiple higher-value products, such as natural fertilisers for agriculture, energy production, and even protein feed for aquaculture or farming. In this keynote address, Huerta presents the main impacts of a linear economy food system and the importance of introducing a well-functioning circular economy food system. She will focus on applying solutions from the natural world and how to implement a sustainable organic loop system.
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2023-02-16
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In this keynote address, Huerta presents the main impacts of a linear economy food system and the importance of introducing a well-functioning circular economy food system. She will focus on applying solutions from the natural world and how to implement a sustainable organic loop system.
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“Keynote Address: Closing the Loop: The Role of Circular Economy in the Food Sector by Paula Huerta, Circular Economy Consultant and Director, Bambook Studio and GUASL,” NTU CCA Singapore Digital Archive, accessed April 27, 2024, https://ntuccasingapore.omeka.net/items/show/4548.
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