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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 22 Mar 2024

Cradle to cradle

Cradle to cradle' goes beyond 'cradle to grave' and conforms more to the model of the circular economy. In a cradle to cradle model products would be designed in a way so that at the end of their initial life they can be readily reused, or recycled, and therefore avoid landfill altogether.

Circular Ecology, Glossary of terms and definitions, accessed 5 December 2023

Source category: Scientific & Technical Literature