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The three Rs and also Reform

Not only ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ but also ‘reform’
While the recycle mantra is the most familiar catch phrase, the circular economy is about more than that – one key element that makes it different from business as usual is ‘reform’.

At a waste depot in Shoalhaven, 200 kilometres south of Sydney, old mattresses, fabric and dirty glass left over from household recycling are being transformed into something completely different: Green Ceramics, a versatile commercial product.

In: Growing a circular economy – microfactories give new life to landfill, Professor Veena Sahajwalla (UNSW) writes in The New Daily, (Jun 15, 2024), that:These high-performance, non-toxic hybrids can be used for a variety of architectural and decorative applications, including furniture and ceramic tiles. Full story here.

… First appeared in MMM Issue #45, June-July, 2024