resource efficiency

The article addresses the issue of rational resource use within the framework of the circular economy. It analyzes scientific approaches to defining the essence and principles of the circular economy and summarizes research conducted by domestic and international scholars on its implementation across various sectors. The necessity of identifying ways for efficient and rational resource utilization, reuse, and waste reduction is emphasized.

We proposed to use a useful life index to take into account the time of decay in the environment of the product and the time of useful product use. Application of a waste generation index to assess the level of waste generation at the stage of the product life cycle is suggested. The unitary index of efficient use of natural resources is calculated on the basis of thementioned indices