'Circular economy for food' could save $2.7trn each year

28th January 2019


Eliminating waste and improving health through circular economy principles could boost the global economy by a massive $2.7trn (£2trn) every year.

That is according to a new report published by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, which said that industrial food production practices, such as excessive use of antibiotics in livestock, could lead to fi

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