Ein in grünes Papier eingewickelter Strauß weißer Blumen liegt auf dem Schnee neben einer Holzterrasse, in der geschlossene Stoffkreisläufe die nachhaltige Wahl der Verpackung inspirieren. Der Schnee bedeckt teilweise die Blumen und die Umgebung.

Circular Economy, Closed Loops and Product Design

In short, Circular Economy (CE) is about creating closed loop material flows keeping products, components and materials at their highest utility and value and use them through multiple lifecycles. It is also about waste prevention, resource efficiency, leakage minimisation and dematerialisation: Raw materials are added for manufacturing and re-manufacturing of products or components already in…