{"id":3084,"date":"2022-03-21T16:04:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T16:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circulareconomy.pt\/sobre-economia-circular-en\/"},"modified":"2022-09-20T14:25:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T14:25:07","slug":"about-circular-economy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/circulareconomy.pt\/en\/about-circular-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"About Circular Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3084\" class=\"elementor elementor-3084 elementor-700\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b92702f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b92702f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df27217\" data-id=\"df27217\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0d279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae0d279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Circular Economy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8dcb83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8dcb83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-581eb79\" data-id=\"581eb79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90cfcc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90cfcc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Current economies are based on a linear model of resource extraction, unsustainable production and use of products, generating a large amount of waste and pollution. This results in the destruction of valuable ecosystems on which we depend. To stay within planetary boundaries, we need to redesign our economy based on circular principles. <strong>A circular economy is a regenerative system based on circular design, in which less resources are used, products are kept in use as long as possible, materials are recovered as much as possible and pollution is prevented.<\/strong> In other words: a circular economy is achieved by narrowing the loop, slowing the loop and closing the loop. Furthermore, a circular economy aims to regenerate ecosystems and create prosperity for all.<\/p><p>The fundamental principles of a circular economy are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5818615\" data-id=\"5818615\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89290f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89290f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/circulareconomy.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Circular-economy-strategies2.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Circular-economy-strategies2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzM3MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NpcmN1bGFyZWNvbm9teS5wdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMlwvMDlcL0NpcmN1bGFyLWVjb25vbXktc3RyYXRlZ2llczIucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/circulareconomy.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Circular-economy-strategies2-1024x587.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3370\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circulareconomy.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Circular-economy-strategies2-1024x587.png 1024w, https:\/\/circulareconomy.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Circular-economy-strategies2-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/circulareconomy.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Circular-economy-strategies2-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/circulareconomy.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Circular-economy-strategies2-1536x881.png 1536w, https:\/\/circulareconomy.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Circular-economy-strategies2-2048x1174.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81f803a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81f803a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Circular economy\u00a0strategies.\u00a0Source: PBL (2017). Circular economy: measuring innovation in the product chain, J.Potting, M. Hekkert, E. Worrell et al.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d71273 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d71273\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c3c17b\" data-id=\"1c3c17b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99541f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a99541f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Prevent resource use and extraction<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2afda1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2afda1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(Unnecessary) resource use and extraction should be avoided when possible; the material inputs that go into production processes should be minimised. This means that organisations have to <em>refuse, rethink and reduce resource inputs, thereby narrowing resource flows<\/em>. This can for instance be achieved by designing product-service systems and business models based on performance, sharing models and dematerialisation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7a2c72\" data-id=\"b7a2c72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbe0042 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbe0042\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58e550c\" data-id=\"58e550c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd139c4\" data-id=\"bd139c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714a81a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"714a81a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Keep products in use as long as possible<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469bed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"469bed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Organisations should strive to preserve the quality and performance of products\/components\/infrastructure through a variety of services that maintain value and extend useful life as long as possible, i.e. they are kept in use at the highest level of utility as possible. To enable extended product lifetime, circular design is the first step: <em>products should be designed for durability, reuse and repair in order to slow resource flows<\/em>. Long useful life is also achieved through product-service systems around refurbishing, remanufacturing or repurposing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69893d5\" data-id=\"69893d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8df3545 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8df3545\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-266d4a6\" data-id=\"266d4a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aee0499\" data-id=\"aee0499\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cadacfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cadacfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Close material loops<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90948de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90948de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All products should be suitable for recycling. When repair and reuse (or other circular strategies) are not possible anymore, the materials embedded in products\/components should be recovered through <em>high-quality recycling: the quality of materials is maintained or even improved so that they can substitute virgin materials<\/em>, rather than being downcycled into products of lower quality. This is only possible when hazardous substances are avoided in the first place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1857e9f\" data-id=\"1857e9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ca3c26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ca3c26\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbb708f\" data-id=\"fbb708f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33b06da\" data-id=\"33b06da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3bc67c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3bc67c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Ecosystem\u2019s stewardship<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b700c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b700c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As part of sustainable resources management, a circular economy aims to prevent pollution from production and consumption processes in order to safeguard environmental quality. In a CE, organisations should <em>actively protect ecosystems and invest\/contribute in ecological regeneration<\/em> (strengthening biodiversity) to undo any damage done and improve ecosystem services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09f54f5\" data-id=\"09f54f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe495ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe495ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60edd7b\" data-id=\"60edd7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0d7d8e\" data-id=\"b0d7d8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03edf29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03edf29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Create lasting and shared value<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fadcb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fadcb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Besides delivering environmental and social benefits (e.g. job creation), ideally circular strategies also provide economic benefits, mainly cost savings through reduced resource use and valorisation of residues. Yet a circular economy does not follow conventional targets of economic growth, but rather aims to achieve long-term and distributed society-wide benefits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4b4e29\" data-id=\"c4b4e29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4d5ebb elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f4d5ebb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac9ebae\" data-id=\"ac9ebae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207c2e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"207c2e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/circulareconomy.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2098\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circulareconomy.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3.png 414w, https:\/\/circulareconomy.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/3-300x257.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0677fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0677fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rethinking production and consumption models is essential for a sustainable future<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e15075e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"e15075e\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Structural changes are needed<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce874eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ce874eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A circular economy is not just about recycling or resource efficiency.<strong> It is a paradigm shift that requires structural changes at various levels.<\/strong> Systems thinking is therefore key to a circular economy: adopting a holistic and long-term perspective that considers interacting components (e.g. organizations, individuals and ecosystems), drivers and impacts (incl. trade-offs) at all levels. 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