8 June 2016, Brussels.

Jocelyn

Blériot

@jossbleriot

3

THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY – RESTORATIVE AND

REGENERATIVE BY DESIGN

Preserve and enhance natural capital by

controlling finite stocks and balancing

renewable resource flows

Optimise resource yields by

circulating products,

components and materials in

use at the highest utility at all

times in both technical and

biological cycles

Foster system effectiveness

by revealing and designing

out negative externalities

PRINCIPLE 3

PRINCIPLE 2

PRINCIPLE 1

July 15th, 2015

Structural waste in the economy

69

39

52

17 2050

2030

59

68

47 2050

2030

Circular scenario

EU-27, indexed (2012 = 100)

CO2

Emissions

Raw

Materials

Consumption

Comparison of potential development paths: impact on the environment

Current development scenario

8 June 2016, Brussels.

Jocelyn

Blériot

@jossbleriot