A review of the circular economy. The Spanish case

Abstract

In consequence to current environmental problems, it is developing a new economic model, circular economy. It proposes the prevention and reduction of raw materials as well as the vision of the waste as raw materials and not as trash, maintaining the maximum possible its working life; also with the aim of reducing the consumption of energy, among other methodologies to ensure its objective. Not as simple environmental strategy as it tries to be a strategy of sustainable long-term development; closing the circle as much as possible, leaving the current economic unsustainable long-term model, the linear economy. Increasingly the countries try to involve more in a sustainable development. In this way, it will be investigated the current situation of the circular economy in Spain; what it is developing, applied and data on its situation, problems and changes that it has suffered throughout these last years.