The circular economy and its role in achieving sustainable development in Iraq

Abstract

The world has recently witnessed great interest in the circular economy model, which is the alternative economic model that is concerned with changing all production methods and unsustainable consumption patterns through the rational use of resources, recycling and manufacturing of materials and products, environmental design and industrial ecology, as it has become a means of sustainable development from This will guide countries to achieve optimal exploitation of limited resources and preserve the environment. This research aims to highlight the harmful effects of global industrial economic systems that have become known to all people. Which motivated researchers to strive to develop alternatives and search for solutions that balance industrial necessity and the need to preserve what remains of a healthy environment.