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Linear Economy

Take

Materials and resources are extracted from the earth using carbon intensive processes such as mining and industrial farming.

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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.

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Make

Use

Products are distributed to retailers where they are sold to customers. Products are used until they are finished with.

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Use

Waste

Once consumers are finished with a product and its packaging they are thrown away as waste.

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Waste

Linear Economy
  • Take icon

    Take

    Materials and resources are extracted from the earth using carbon intensive processes such as mining and industrial farming.

  • Make icon

    Make

    Materials and resources are transported to factories where they are made into products using industrial processes and packaged so they can be sold.

  • Use icon

    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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CIRCULAR ECONOMY

The circular economy aims to create a low-carbon zero waste society by getting maximum value from resources through systems like renting, repair, reuse, redesign, sharing and recycling.