The bioeconomy plays an important role in the circular economy, as bio-based materials have the potential to replace fossil fuel-based products and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The bioeconomy also has the potential to deliver significant environmental and economic benefits.
This report aims to provide a starting point and background resource for future efforts to engage Canadian firms and innovators in the journey towards a circular economy, and to build sector-based roadmaps to a circular economy in Canada.
It begins with an outline of the economic and environmental importance of the bioeconomy, including data on economic potential of waste resources where available, and then profiles identified circular practices, organized according to a common framework for circular economy approaches and strategies. It concludes with a list of additional resources for researchers, practitioners and policymakers: selected global public policies and an annotated bibliography of key reports specific to the bioeconomy.