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At any point in a circular economy all materials (resource) hold their value. In our resources pages you will find a mine of information and insight to challenge your thinking and inspire you to new ways of doing.


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Online collaboration board

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This page aims to set up the sort of collaborations across the design, manufacturing and recovery “loop” that the circular economy demands.

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Deconstruction #2: Mobile Phone

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The next item in the firing line of our deconstruction series is an old phone. It’s been sitting at the bottom of a drawer, ‘just in case’ it was...

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Knowledge Transfer Network Reports

knowledge trasfer network reports

Reports on Product Lightweighting, Material Security and Life Cycle assessment from the Knowledge Transfer Network.

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100% Design: Sophie Thomas

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At 100% Design 2012, Sophie Thomas presents an introduction to the Great Recovery project.

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100% Design: Mark Shayler

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At 100% Design 2012, Mark Shayler discusses the need for a circular economy by looking at where our laptops really come from.

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MDF Recovery Ltd

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MDF Recovery Ltd has developed a novel, proprietary process to recover wood fibre from waste MDF. Until now, landfill or burning were the only options for disposing of MDF....

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McKinsey & Company

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Manufacturers can create value, cut costs, and reduce exposure to volatile commodity prices by improving their resource productivity - using fewer resources for each unit of output.

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Visual Elements Periodic Table

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The Royal Society of Chemists have created this interactive periodic table that not only tells you the history and alchemy of the elements, but also their level of supply...

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Enviromental Sustainability Resources

environmental sustainability resources

The Technology Strategy Board has created a Environmental Sustainability resource page, containing folders and links with relevant information.

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The Great Recovery was a project by the RSA working with Innovate UK which ran between 2012 and 2016.

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