Nature is the world’s best example of a circular economy; think about how plants grow, and after passing, return to the earth becoming nutrients for other plants. For many centuries, we have lived that way as well.

Since the industrial revolution, most modern economies have been linear. They start with resource extraction, and are introduced into factories, then in homes, and ultimately most of the items will end up in landfills. We might not be able to change the final destination of some items, but we can keep them in-circulation for longer, giving mother earth a breather.