Measuring the benefits of reuse in the circular economy

circular_economy This project is an Australian Research Council Linkage Project funded led by Monash University and Western Sydney University in collaboration with the Charitable Recycling Australia, the Queensland Department of Environment and Science, Green Industries South Australia and Sustainability Victoria. It uses survey, qualitative interiew, and geospatial analysis to measure the impacts of reuse organisations for the Australian. As the "hidden dimension" of the circular economy, the ecological, as well as social impacts of the sector are frequently missed. This project aims to develop a robust measure for valuing and representing sector impact in part by highlighting the diversity of reuse organizations. The project will also identify key spatial requirements and enabling policies that will help the sector to grow.

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Dr Ruth Lane (Monash University), Dr Carl Grodach (Monash University), Omer Soker (Monash University), Dr Stephen Healy (ICS), and Matt Allen (Monash University)

Funding: Australian Research Council (ARC)

Period: 2020 - 2024

Contact: Ruth Lane

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The Institute for Culture and Society is located in Parramatta, “the place where the eel sets down” in Dharug language,
along the north bank of the Parramatta River. It sits on the traditional lands and waters of the Burramattagal people of the Dharug Nation,
who have been stewards and caretakers of these territories since time immemorial, in what today is referred to as Greater Western Sydney,
one of the most diverse cultural communities in the world and home to the largest number of Indigenous Australians in the country.
The Institute for Culture and Society acknowledges the Dharug, Eora, Dharawal (also referred to as Tharawal)
and Wiradjuri peoples as traditional custodians and Indigenous knowledge-holders, whose storytelling serve
as historical record, a form of teaching and learning, a way to care for Country,
and an expression of Indigenous culture and identity.