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Pages tagged "circular economy"


Repair, Fix, Mend: Breaking the Linear Economy Recap

Posted on Blog by Brittany Montgomery · December 15, 2021 2:22 PM · 1 reaction
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Circular Economy and Fashion Recap

Posted on Blog by Brittany Montgomery · May 28, 2021 9:33 AM · 1 reaction

 

 “For fashion, a circular economy means ensuring that products (apparel, footwear, accessories) are used more, are made to be made again, and are made from safe and recycled or renewable inputs”. - Excerpt taken from Vision for a circular economy for fashion - Ellen MacArthur Foundation (2018)

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Building a Circular Cleveland

Posted on Blog by Cathi Lehn · January 04, 2021 9:55 AM · 5 reactions

Our current economy is based on a take-make-waste model. In this linear model, raw materials are collected, transformed into products and ultimately discarded as waste, mainly ending up in a landfill once they have been used by the consumer. 

 

According to the EPA, in 2018, about 146.2 million tons of municipal 

solid waste was sent to the landfill. Food was the largest component of this waste at about 24 percent. Plastics accounted for over 18 percent, paper and paperboard made up about 12 percent, and rubber, leather and textiles comprised over 11 percent. Other materials accounted for less than 10 percent each.

 

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