Propuesta de política pública para el Ecuador. Transición del modelo de Economía Lineal hacia la Economía Circular

Abstract

Abstract: For years, human actions have caused environmental deterioration, this has led governments to build public policies from a participatory logic, considering global environmental problems, this will allow the different sectors and actors of the economy to develop processes that are more socially fair, more economically profitable and more environmentally friendly; that is, get involved and be part of the new model called Circular Economy. The objective of this degree work is to develop a public policy proposal for Ecuador that leads to the transition from the Linear Economy model to the Circular Economy; the exhaustive analysis of the referential framework served to develop the proposal for the Law of Extended Responsibility of the Producer and Importer (REP), which seeks that, producers handle the management of their waste, and redesign their production processes towards circular models. For this, it is necessary that the population in general is prepared and educated for the classification of waste and innovation and technology are encouraged. This research is descriptive of a qualitative nature, where the main source of information is documentary.