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The concept of circular bioeconomy is embraced now-a-days as an integrated approach for sustainable production of renewable materials having minimum energy demand, maximum utility, and recycling capacity, minimizing the production waste with complete degradation. This bio-circularity needs cutting-edge technologies that have the potential to promote economic growth and are responsible for solving various environmental complications. Among various technologies, metagenomics is proving its mettle that can lead to sustainability. The identification and characterization of diverse microbial communities present in various environments such as water, soil, and waste streams help in sustainable resource utilization. The power of the unseen majority is enormous and unfolds the genetic information and functions of the microbes that can be applied in various avenues of combating societal problems. The discovery of novel catalysts and genes responsible for waste utilization and their valorization leads to the closed-loop system in which biological resources are reused and recycled. The production of biofuels, bioplastics, and other value-added biobased chemicals from various waste materials is aligning with the principles of circular bioeconomy. Moreover, optimization of microbial consortia for specific applications by understanding the interactions between different microorganisms and their metabolic functions by metagenomics is facilitating the efficient utilization of bioresources for the production of desired bioproducts. Therefore, the present review highlighted the synergy between the development of metagenomics and circular bioeconomy transforming the role of metagenomics in the development of circular bioeconomy by facilitating various paradigms of societal needs such as bioenergy, health, agriculture, and environment and has the potential to fulfill sustainable development goals. |
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