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Write a critical note on the tendency of “use and throw” in the context of economic status and environment.

  • UPSC 2016
  • Environmental Geography

“Use and throw” is the habit of discarding goods after one use or a short life instead of repairing, reusing or recycling them — the consumer face of the linear economy: take → make → use → dispose.

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  • How Economic Status Drives It
  • Affluence
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  • Way Forward: From Linear to Circular

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