Take
Materials and resources are extracted from the earth using carbon intensive processes such as mining and industrial farming.
Take
Make
Materials and resources are transported to factories where they are made into products using industrial processes and packaged so they can be sold.
Make
Use
Products are distributed to retailers where they are sold to customers. Products are used until they are finished with.
Use
Waste
Once consumers are finished with a product and its packaging they are thrown away as waste.
Waste
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Take
Materials and resources are extracted from the earth using carbon intensive processes such as mining and industrial farming.
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Make
Materials and resources are transported to factories where they are made into products using industrial processes and packaged so they can be sold.
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Use
Products are distributed to retailers where they are sold to customers. Products are used until they are finished with.
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Waste
Once consumers are finished with a product and its packaging they are thrown away as waste.
RETHINK
Rethink – How products and systems can be designed to gain maximum value from resources.
RETAIL
Retail – Consumers can buy and rent products that are reused, refurbished, and made from renewable materials.
REUSE
Reuse – Products are resold, donated, or shared within a community.
REPAIR
Repair – Consumers take broken products to be repaired or repair products at home.
RECYCLE
Recycle – When a product reaches the end of its life it is reprocessed and remade into a new product.
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