Here's how a circular economy could change the world by 2030

Oct 29, 2019

A potato grows in a field irrigated by recycled waste water in Kibbutz Magen in southern Israel November 15, 2010. With increased interest worldwide, Israel is marketing its waste water reuse technologies and has developed a billion-dollar industry by sharing systems and expertise

Recycling and reusing natural resources - such as water - will become the norm, not just an ideal Image: REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Leanne Kemp

Chief Executive Officer, Everledger

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