A healthy economic cycle

Ellen MacArthur, in partnership with the European Investment Bank, outlines how a circular economy that avoids waste and reuses resources offers economic and environmental benefits. The aim is to promote the transition away from a linear "take-make-use-dispose" economy to a system in which materials and products circulate in closed loops.

The report refers to three principles of the circular economy: preventing waste and pollution, using products and materials continuously and regenerating natural systems. Examples from agriculture, construction and mobility illustrate the practical implementation of these principles, with cities playing a key role.

Collaboration between businesses, governments and other stakeholders is crucial to establishing the circular economy. This transition can bring significant economic savings and environmental benefits, as examples from China and Europe show.

All stakeholders are called upon to actively shape this change and utilise the opportunities offered by a circular economy.

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