{"id":85,"date":"2022-10-04T11:54:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T09:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/remade-project.eu\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2023-03-06T16:10:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:10:40","slug":"our-mission-circular-economy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/remade-project.eu\/index.php\/what-is-remadeari\/our-mission-circular-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission: Circular Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"85\" class=\"elementor elementor-85\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4a6e4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4a6e4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42fadaf\" data-id=\"42fadaf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3fdf51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3fdf51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Circular Economy?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb2e839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb2e839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our current economy is predominantly based on a linear process, where we take materials from the Earth, turn them into products, and then throw them away as waste at the end of their life.<\/p><p>Circular economy is a model of production and consumption that focusses on designing products that are more durable, reusable, repairable and recyclable to extend their lifetime and reduce waste.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7ca05e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7ca05e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cf1809\" data-id=\"4cf1809\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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wp-image-681\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/remade-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Linear-versus-circular-economy.png 4829w, https:\/\/remade-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Linear-versus-circular-economy-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/remade-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Linear-versus-circular-economy-1024x659.png 1024w, https:\/\/remade-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Linear-versus-circular-economy-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/remade-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Linear-versus-circular-economy-1536x988.png 1536w, https:\/\/remade-project.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Linear-versus-circular-economy-2048x1317.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4829px) 100vw, 4829px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd11b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ddd11b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a6590d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a6590d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a15351\" data-id=\"7a15351\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ad4f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2ad4f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do we need to transition to a circular economy?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f3b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34f3b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Supplies of raw materials are finite and becoming increasingly expensive, so if we are to continue to meet the needs of the growing global population, we need to make better use of products. A linear economy also uses a large amount of energy, and contributes to a large amount of waste and pollution, which puts significant pressure on the environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd742df elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dd742df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dccb814 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dccb814\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-999e369\" data-id=\"999e369\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a56897c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a56897c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the benefits of a circular economy?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9485dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9485dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moving to a circular economy would alleviate pressure on the environment and improve the security of raw materials. Not only does recycling materials use less energy than creating new products,&nbsp;<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-6); font-size: 1rem;\">consumers benefit from more durable products that save them money in the long run.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-6);\">A circular economy is also associated with economic benefits, as it can stimulate innovation and create new jobs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a13177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a13177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfb3c65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfb3c65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4bc040\" data-id=\"f4bc040\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87bb5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e87bb5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can we move from a linear to a circular economy?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c9707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23c9707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The transition to a circular economy will depend on smart materials design so that products last longer and are easier to repair and recycle. It will also require a cultural change, and new models of business and trade that consider the entire product lifecycle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d96b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e0d96b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f805958 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f805958\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7affafa\" data-id=\"7affafa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc7d03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bc7d03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How will ReMade@ARI contribute to a circular economy?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505fdd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"505fdd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ReMade project is committed to supporting the development of innovative, sustainable materials by providing scientists with analytical tools to explore the properties and structure of materials right down to atomic resolution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c954cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c954cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-299ed64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"299ed64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75e3c41\" data-id=\"75e3c41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350c87f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"350c87f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does ReMade@ARI relate to the European Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP)?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c808d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2c808d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Supporting the ReMade@ARI project is one of the initiatives undertaken by the European Commission, to influence how future products are designed, to promote circular economy processes, and to ensure that waste is prevented and the resources used are kept in the EU economy for as long as possible.<br \/>Read more about the <a title=\"The European Commission adopted the new circular economy action plan (CEAP) in March 2020.\" href=\"https:\/\/environment.ec.europa.eu\/strategy\/circular-economy-action-plan_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EC&#8217;s CEAP<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Circular Economy? 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