More and more firms are completely rethinking how products are made; redesigning them to make them more durable, easier to dismantle, repair and reuse. Fundamentally changing the way we organise our current economic model is no easy task, but European governments and some of the continent’s largest companies are waking up to the fact that profound change is needed. Radical new concepts are rarely embraced with enthusiasm, but the circular economy could be an important…
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