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Circular Economy

Re-imagine the future of economics and society

Are you excited about a regenerative, efficient, and waste-free future? You should be! The circular economy is making short work of old-school (and wasteful) ways of thinking. Players in the circular economy are re-imagining business processes and material lifecycles to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and make their families’ futures brighter and more prosperous. You’ll learn to transform the way you live and work and feel great about being part of the solution to many of the world’s energy and environmental problems.

Inside...

  • Why Take-Make-Waste is outdated
  • Finding opportunity in ecology
  • The 6 R’s of circular economies
  • Rethinking material lifecycles
  • Turn trash into treasure
  • Creating careers in circularity
  • Why circular ideas are healthier
  • Make, use, reuse, repair and recycle

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Introduction
    1. About This Book
    2. Foolish Assumptions
    3. Icons Used in This Book
    4. How This Book Is Organized
    5. Beyond the Book
    6. Where to Go from Here
  5. Part 1: Linear Is Out, Circular Is In: An Economic Revolution
    1. Chapter 1: Rejecting Waste, Rethinking Materials, and Redesigning the World
    2. Rejecting the Idea of Waste
    3. Rethinking Material Lifecycles
    4. Redesigning the Future to Be Circular
    5. Chapter 2: What’s Wrong with Being Linear, Anyway?
    6. We’re Taking the Wrong Stuff
    7. We’re Making the Wrong Stuff
    8. We’re Wasting the Wrong Stuff
    9. Change Is Really Hard, We Know
    10. Chapter 3: A Growing Demand for a Circular Economy
    11. The Drive to Make Money
    12. The Drive to Be Healthier
    13. The Drive to Be in Compliance
    14. A Larger Drive Toward Deep Sustainability
    15. Chapter 4: From Linear To Circular: What You Need To Know
    16. So Much Chaos: Understanding Entropy
    17. Waste = Food: Redefining Disposal
    18. Building Resilience Through Diversity: Redefining Strength
  6. Part 2: Rethinking Business for a Circular Economy
    1. Chapter 5: Identifying Your Business Opportunities
    2. Exploring the Benefits of Going Circular
    3. Rethinking the Business Model
    4. Examining Business from a Global Perspective
    5. Chapter 6: Rethinking the Conventional Business Model
    6. Rethinking How We Look at Cost
    7. Maximizing Your Value Proposition to Customers
    8. Turning Obstacles into Opportunities
    9. Chapter 7: Exploring the Essentials of a Circular Business Model
    10. The Six Rs: Your New Circularity Mantra
    11. Developing a Circular Business Structure: The Bones of the Operation
    12. Chapter 8: ’Round and ’Round: Making Your Products Circular
    13. Managing Material Lifecycle Performance
    14. Making Your Product Lifecycle Smarter
    15. How It All Comes Together
    16. Chapter 9: From Trash to Treasure: Converting Waste into Products
    17. Seeing Why the Circular Economy Is All About Retaining Value
    18. Stop Being Linear: It’s a Waste of Time
    19. Why Buy Waste When You Can Sell It?
    20. Troubleshooting a Wasteful Product Lifecycle
  7. Part 3: Rethinking Material Lifecycles: The Circular Perspective
    1. Chapter 10: Understanding the Circular Material Lifecycle
    2. Viewing the Entire Spectrum of Environmental Impact
    3. Understanding the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Butterfly Diagram
    4. Chapter 11: Analyzing Material Lifecycle Processes
    5. Looking at Material Processes
    6. The Lifecycle Principles: Identifying Where Change Can Happen
    7. Looking at Opportunities for Optimization
    8. Chapter 12: Improving the Material Lifecycle
    9. Improving How Material Lifecycles Function
    10. Looking at Materials in a New Way
    11. Examining Operations in a New Way
    12. Connecting Sourcing, Suppliers, and Customers
    13. Chapter 13: It All Comes Down to Selecting the Right Materials
    14. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Exploring Materials
    15. Oil or Plastics — They're Really Much the Same Thing
    16. What’s Harder than Rock? Metals
    17. Paper Products and Cardboard
    18. Through the Looking Glass
    19. And Everything In-Between
    20. Identifying Hazardous Materials
    21. Sourcing, Ethics, and Standards
    22. Chapter 14: Circular Materials, Products, and Packaging
    23. Redesigning Materials and Products: The Transition from Linear to Circular
    24. How To Keep Materials In Use Forever
    25. Shipping Global versus Producing Local
  8. Part 4: Redesigning the Future to be Circular
    1. Chapter 15: The Circular Economy of Food Production
    2. Examining the Two Ways of Producing Food
    3. Investigating the Hidden Costs of Agriculture
    4. Permaculture to the Rescue
    5. Chapter 16: Circularity for Design
    6. Redesigning Design
    7. Recognizing the Problems Designers Face
    8. Creating a Framework for Circular Design
    9. Chapter 17: Circular Economy for Builders, Makers, and Manufacturers
    10. Assessing a Building’s Lifecycle
    11. Selecting Appropriate Building Products
    12. We All Embody Carbon
    13. Straight from the Open Source
    14. Chapter 18: The Circular Economy for Fashion and Clothing
    15. Sewing Together the Issue: Where Fashion Is and Where It’s Headed
    16. Making It Circular: A Future Forecast for Fashion
    17. Comparing Common Fashion Fabrics
  9. Part 5: Creating a Circular Economy for All
    1. Chapter 19: Understanding an Individual’s Circular Opportunities
    2. Looking at the Food You Eat
    3. Sizing Up the Products You Buy
    4. Evaluating the House You Live In
    5. Thinking About the Way You Commute
    6. Revisiting the Way You Work
    7. Chapter 20: Creating a Career in the Circular Economy
    8. Looking at the Future of Jobs
    9. Where to Go for More Education
    10. Chapter 21: A Global Vision of a Circular Economy
    11. Seeing What a Circular Community Looks Like
    12. Seeing What a Circular University Looks Like
    13. Seeing What a Circular Restaurant and Brewery Look Like
  10. Part 6: The Part of Tens
    1. Chapter 22: Ten Questions to Ask About Your Material Lifecycle
    2. Where Did This Material Come From?
    3. What Are the By-Products of Harvesting This Material?
    4. What Are the By-Products of Manufacturing This Material?
    5. How Is the Material Delivered?
    6. How Is the Material Installed?
    7. How Is the Material Maintained, Powered, or Operated?
    8. How Healthy Are the Materials?
    9. What Can We Do with These Materials After We’re Done with Them?
    10. What Can Be Done to Extend, Prolong, or Maintain the Material?
    11. What Can We Do to Encourage the Reuse, Refurbishment, Redistribution, or Remanufacture of the Material?
    12. Chapter 23: Ten Questions to Foster Innovative Thinking
    13. How Can We Make This Product Redundant?
    14. How Can We Rethink How This Product Is Used?
    15. How Can We Reduce the Resources or Materials Used?
    16. In What Ways Can This Product Be Reused by Another Consumer?
    17. In What Ways Can This Product Be More Easily Maintained and Repaired?
    18. In What Ways Can This Product Be Restored or Kept Up-to-Date?
    19. How Can Discarded Parts Be Remade into a New Version of the Same Product?
    20. How Can Discarded Parts Be Remade Into a New Product?
    21. In What Ways Can We Recycle These Materials into Quality Products?
    22. How Can We Dispose of This Material in a Manner That Recovers Energy?
    23. Chapter 24: Ten Questions to Ask about Your Supply Chain
    24. What Drives Your Product Design?
    25. What Are Your Users' Needs?
    26. Will Your Customers Access or Will They Own Your Product?
    27. Who Are Your Partners?
    28. What Materials Are Required?
    29. How Will You Produce Your Product?
    30. How Will Users Receive Your Product?
    31. How Will You Support the Repair and Maintenance of Your Product?
    32. What Refurbishment Options Will You Offer for Your Product?
    33. How Will You Reclaim Your Product at Its End of Life?
    34. Chapter 25: Ten Questions That Reveal How Much Your Waste Is Costing You
    35. What Labor Costs Are Tied to Waste Disposal?
    36. What Is the Real Cost of Waste Disposal?
    37. What Is the Impact on Human Health?
    38. How Does Waste Impact Ecosystem Services?
    39. What Is the Innate Value of Waste?
    40. How Much Raw Material Is Required to Offset Waste?
    41. What Are the Indirect Costs of Waste?
    42. How Much Does Poor Efficiency Cost?
    43. What Natural Resources Are Required for Waste?
    44. What Waste Remediation Will Be Required?
  11. Index
  12. About the Authors
  13. Advertisement Page
  14. Connect with Dummies
  15. End User License Agreement
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