Camille Dormoy, sociologist: 'The circular economy requires us to reclaim the time we have been taught not to waste'
- Posted on August 10, 2026
- By Le Monde
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In brief
Sociologist Camille Dormoy explores the fundamental tension between circular economy principles and modern time scarcity. While policymakers emphasize individual responsibility for sorting, repairing, and reusing materials, they overlook a critical obstacle: insufficient time in our speed-driven culture. Dormoy argues this temporal constraint represents a significant policy oversight that undermines sustainability efforts and prevents meaningful behavioral change toward circular consumption patterns.
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Camille Dormoy, sociologist: 'The circular economy requires us to reclaim the time we have been taught not to waste'
OP-ED. In a society built around speed, the push to sort, repair and reuse objects runs up against a lack of time. This is a blind spot in public policies focused on changing individual behavior, argues the researcher for Le Monde.
