4. THECIRCULAR
ECONOMY
• RESPONSE TO TAKE-MAKE-WASTE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIAL MODEL
• AIMS TO REDEFINE GROWTH, FOCUSING ON POSITIVE SOCIETY-WIDE
BENEFITS.
• DECOUPLING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FROM THE CONSUMPTION OF FINITE
RESOURCES, AND DESIGNING WASTE OUT OF THE SYSTEM. TRANSITION TO
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
• THE CIRCULAR MODEL BUILDS ECONOMIC, NATURAL, AND SOCIAL CAPITAL.
IT IS BASED ON THREE PRINCIPLES:
• Design out waste and pollution
• Keep products and materials in use
• Regenerate natural systems
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5. THECIRCULAR
ECONOMY
IN PRACTICE:
• 7TH EU
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROGRAM INCLUDES
THE CIRCULAR
ECONOMY PACKAGE
• AIMED AT MANAGING
PRODUCT TO
CONSUMPTION
• 5 STEP WASTE
PREVENTION
PROGRAMME
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8. Biochemical
feedstock
Refurbish/
remanufacture
Recycle
Reuse/redistribute
Maintenance
Cascades
Parts
manufacturer
Product
manufacturer
Service provider
Extraction of
biochemical feedstock
Regeneration
Anaerobic digestion/
composting
Biogas
Farming/
collection
Collection Collection
A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY BY DESIGN
1
Serve and enhance natural
capital by controlling finite
stocks and balancing
renewable resource flows
2
Optimise resource yields
by circulating products and
materials at the highest
utility at all times in both
the technical and biological
cycles.
3
Foster system
effectiveness by revealing
and designing out negative
externalities.
Minimize systematic leakage
and negative externalities
Stock managementRenewable flow management
FiniteRenewables