Analysis Of The Development Of Industrial Circular Economy In Germany

Since the industrial revolution, the scientific and technological level has beenimproved continually, the industry development is rapid. With the high-speedeconomic development, the destruction of the natural resources is increasing seriously.The exploitation and utilization of the natural resources has reached an unprecedentedlevel. Industrial waste is increasing rapidly and the environmental pollution isbecoming more and more serious which has hindered the activities of companies andindividuals in the process of manufacturing and consuming. Some countries are takingactive measures to solve the resources and environment problems. Germany’sindustrial circular economy is the most representative measure. The differencebetween circular economy and other economic model is that circular economy put theresources and environment protection in the fist position when focus on economicgrowth. Through a variety of legal and economic policy to improve the resourceenvironment and promote economic progress, finally implement the growth of highquality economic.Germany is the first country to introduce the concept of circular economy in theworld. After the second world war, Germany’s industrial development caused seriousdamage to the resources and environment, industrial waste emissions increasedcontinually, the massive exploitation of oil and coal make the natural resources moreand more scarce which seriously affected the Germans living environment. Moreover,the excessive use of natural resources lead to the run out of natural resources whichare used for production. In that period, Germany’s industrial economic has aphenomenon of recovery-prosperity-decline. Under the circumstances, the Germangovernment realized the circular economy development in the industrial field must be carried out.In the process of the industrial circular economy development in Germany, thegovernment stipulated companies and individuals maximize the use of naturalresources and reduce the environmental pollution caused by economic activity bylegislation, economic policy, propaganda and education, etc. Through technologyimprovement and innovation to reduce the use of non-renewable resources. Usingnew technology for recycling resources such as the water cycle to minimize theresource usage. The German government also encourages the companies to establishecological industrial park, send one company’s industrial waste to other companieswhich can use it for production. By different companies join together, the efficient ofresources using and economic effectiveness is greatly increased which reduce thewaste of resources. Through the development of industrial circular economy,Germany’s environment pollution has been improved, the economy sustained andsteady growth which has a great reference to other countries’ circular economydevelopment.Since reform and opening up, China’s industrial economy has been growingrapidly. At the same time, the usage of resources also increase continually which bringhuge pressure to the environment. Developing the industrial circular economy toimprove the natural environment and reduce the use of scarce resources is the onlyway to realize sustainable development.This article mainly discuss the important role which government, businesses,individuals and the German government policies have played through the lucubrationof the industrial circular economy laws in Germany. Based on the experience of theGermany’s industrial circulation economy development, analysis the current problemand the necessity of industrial circular economy development in China. Finally putforward concrete measures and suggestions suitable for China’s national situation.