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MENTAL MODEL · M5894

Circular Economy

Circular Economy
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Imitating nature's cycles, eliminating waste through design. At the end of a product's life, instead of becoming garbage, it returns to the production cycle as new raw material (shifting from 'cradle to grave' to 'cradle to cradle'). Scaffold role: Material immortality. In a resource-constrained future, the linear economy (extract-make-dispose) is a dead end. Only by closing the loop and turning waste into an asset can business continue indefinitely.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Material immortality. In a resource-constrained future, the linear economy (extract-make-dispose) is a dead end. Only by closing the loop and turning waste into an asset can business continue indefinitely.

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Imitating nature's cycles, eliminating waste through design: at the end of a product's life, instead of becoming garbage, it returns to the production cycle as new raw material (shifting from 'cradle to grave' to 'cradle to cradle'), emphasizing resource loop closure and regeneration.

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