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A Circular Economy Closes The Loop That A Linear Economy Leaves Open
Most of the products around you were made in a one-way system: materials come in at one end and waste goes out the other.
The linear economy runs through four stages.
- Extraction takes raw materials from the earth.
- Production turns those materials into products.
- Use puts the products into the hands of consumers.
- Disposal is where the products are thrown away, usually to landfill or an incinerator.
Note
The linear economy is often summed up as take, make, dispose.
That approach has three big limitations.
- It depletes resources, using raw materials faster than they can be replaced.
