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Environment and profitability in the reprocessing of paper in Norway: contradictory research reports in the context of circulation economics
Author(s) -
Ingebrigtsen Stig,
Jakobsen Ove D.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
business strategy and the environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.123
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1099-0836
pISSN - 0964-4733
DOI - 10.1002/bse.455
Subject(s) - profitability index , context (archaeology) , circulation (fluid dynamics) , natural resource , economics , consumption (sociology) , politics , work (physics) , natural (archaeology) , norwegian , sociology , social science , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , finance , law , biology , aerospace engineering , history , archaeology
In this article we study three Norwegian reports concerning the environmental problems connected to use of natural resources and production of waste. The reports are responding to political initiatives in White Paper 58 (1996–97) and White Paper 8 (1999–2000). The reports describe, analyse and give reasons for various resolution strategies with regard to excessive consumption of virgin natural resources, inefficient economic processes and irresponsible waste management. The purpose of this article is threefold. First, we present a theoretical framework that enables an integrated analysis of economic problems. We have termed the theoretical context for our analysis circulation economics. Second, we illustrate the complexity of the problems through a discussion of the three different reports concerning waste management. Third, in the context of circulation economics the different reports elucidate various aspects of the phenomenon area and the new perspective can be used to synthesize the partial findings. In addition to this, we suggest where further work has to be done in the future. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.