Mar 20, 2025
'ensure we can unmake everything we make'
This page is about the circular economy and what it is.
New Zealand ensures maturanga Maori, the indigneous knowledge system of their lands, is incorporated into their circular economy transitions
Why transition to the circular economy?
Growing international research and evidence shows numerous benefits over the traditional linear economy.
These include:
long-term cost savings
increased local job opportunities
encouragement of technical innovation
reducing the amount of harmful waste produced
reversing our impacts on climate change.
When a product’s component materials are reused rather than put in a landfill, not only is that material no longer waste but new raw materials are not required to be extracted.