A circular economy is an economic system designed to eliminate waste and keep resources in use for as long as possible.
Instead of the traditional “take–make–dispose” model, it follows a “reduce–reuse–repair–recycle” loop.
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🔄 1. Linear Economy (Old Model)
Extract raw materials
Manufacture products
Use them
Throw them away
This creates:
Waste accumulation
Resource depletion
Environmental damage
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♻️ 2. Circular Economy (New Model)
The goal is to close the loop.
It focuses on:
Designing products to last longer
Repairing instead of replacing
Reusing materials
Recycling resources into new products
Regenerating natural systems
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🌱 Core Principles
1. Design out waste and pollution
Products are created so waste is minimized from the start.
2. Keep products and materials in use
Through reuse, sharing, refurbishing, remanufacturing.
3. Regenerate natural systems
For example, composting organic waste to improve soil.
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🏭 Example in Real Life
A company collects used plastic bottles and turns them into new bottles.
A phone company designs phones so batteries can be replaced instead of discarding the whole phone.
Food waste is composted instead of sent to landfills.
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💡 Why It Matters
Reduces environmental pollution
Conserves natural resources
Cuts carbon emissions
Creates new business models (repair services, sharing platforms)
Supports sustainable development
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🧠 Simple Analogy
Think of nature.
In a forest, nothing is wasted. Fallen leaves become nutrients for soil. That is a natural circular system.
The circular economy tries to make human economic systems work like that.
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If you'd like, I can also explain:
How circular economy relates to Islamic stewardship (khalifah)
Or how it connects to Indonesia’s palm oil biodiesel mandate (B30–B50) that you once asked about.
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