Economics – dive in, there is so much to discover!
By Valerie Laforest & Natacha Gondran, researchers École des Mines de Saint-Étienne, IMT,
EVS UMR5600.
To effectively roll out circular economy policies within a territory, companies and decision-makers require access to evaluation and simulation tools. The design of these tools, still in the research phase, necessarily requires a more detailed consideration of the impact of human activities, both locally and globally.
Waste management: decentralizing for better management
By Audrey Tanguy & Natacha Gondran, researchers, École des Mines de Saint-Étienne, IMT, EVS UMR5600.
Reducing the environmental impact of waste and encouraging its reuse calls for a new approach to its management. This requires the modeling of circuits on a territorial scale, and the improvement of collaboration between public and private actors.