From Global Waste Crisis to a Guide for Jewelry Design Using Bio-Circular Green (BCG) Economy

Abstract

Today's world is full of man-made waste, leading to a great impact on the
environment and people's livelihood. Many businesses around the world have realized the
environmental impact, including the gem and jewelry industry. They have adopted the
concept of a circular economy system, which belongs to the holistic economic development
model, or the BCG Model, as a solution to solve environmental problems, considering the
use of resources to achieve the most value and longest possible time. Those consist of full
product utilization, recycling, and designing products and manufacturing processes to reduce
waste using the 9R strategy as a guideline. In Thailand, there are jewelry manufacturers who
care about the environment and operate in accordance with the principles of the circular
economy concept. This can be used as a guideline to create jewelry that reduces negative
impacts and is environmentally friendly, leading to sustainable development. This also
includes cooperation from the private sector and promotion of environmental policies by the
government. This also includes cooperation from the private sector, promotion of
environmental policies from the government sector, and consumers who are part of strict
policies in supporting environmentally friendly products.