15. Beyond Linear: 3 Principles of a Circular Workplace
Oct 12, 2023
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Learn how businesses can go green by reducing waste, reusing materials, and adopting circular workplace principles. Discover inspiring stories of companies making a positive impact on the environment while boosting their bottom line. Explore practical strategies like asset redeployment, reselling for reuse, and regenerative practices in the workplace.
Businesses can reduce waste and cut costs by adopting circular economy principles.
Circular workplaces focus on waste elimination, sustainable procurement, and regenerative practices for eco-friendly operations.
Deep dives
Transition from Linear to Circular Economy
The podcast highlights the transition from a linear economy to a circular economy. In the traditional linear model, resources are used in a take-make-waste approach, leading to resource depletion and environmental challenges. On the other hand, the circular economy focuses on reusing, repairing, sharing, and recycling materials, promoting sustainability and resource efficiency. Businesses are encouraged to adopt circular economy principles to reduce waste, lower costs, and support environmental conservation.
Principles of Circular Economy
The podcast discusses the three principles of the circular economy elucidated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The first principle emphasizes waste elimination through product design considerations, while the second principle emphasizes circulating products and materials through sustainable procurement and service-oriented approaches. The final principle, regenerating nature, encourages building products and processes that mimic nature's recycling capabilities. Examples such as parts harvesting from old cell phones and utilizing regenerative agriculture highlight practical applications of these principles for businesses striving towards sustainable practices.
Join Stephanie McLarty in this episode of The Circular Future to find out simple ways businesses can go green. Learn about practical ideas, like reducing waste and reusing materials, that companies of all sizes can adopt. Discover inspiring stories of businesses making a positive impact on the environment while boosting their bottom line. Tune in and learn how your workplace can become more eco-friendly, one step at a time.
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