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Circular economy

Circular economy infographic.

Moving to a circular economy is seen as a way to deal with the plastic waste and pollution that has been generated from the ‘throw-away culture’ of a linear economy where resources are thrown away when they are no longer seen as useful.

Image from page 33, Rethinking Plastic in Aotearoa New Zealand Report. Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Adviser. December 2019.

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