When circularity creates trade-offs
Reusing materials can create clear benefits, but transport, contaminants, energy use and substitution effects can change the balance. Evidence helps identify where circularity really…
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Reusing materials can create clear benefits, but transport, contaminants, energy use and substitution effects can change the balance. Evidence helps identify where circularity really…
Circularity can reduce waste and recover value, but environmental benefits should be demonstrated rather than assumed. Life-cycle thinking and field evidence help reveal trade-offs.
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