Nature as a Model: 3D Printing and the Circular Economy

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Most companies want to operate sustainably, but they often don't know how to integrate sustainability goals into their business models. The circular economy model provides new options that can radically reduce the wastefulness of our current "throughput" economy.

One of those options is 3D printing, which has the potential to become the new manufacturing infrastructure for a sustainable circular economy. Why? Because it closely resembles the manufacturing process that nature itself uses to create all living things.

Based on the article "Circular Economy, 3D Printing, and the Biosphere Rules" by Gregory Unruh.

For more information, please read California Management Review's special issue on the Circular Economy (Volume 60, Issue 3)

Volume 60, Issue 3

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Very nice concept, thanks for the sharing. We have to combine these with a minimal lifestyle: How many shoes does a sparrow needs in all her life span?

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I VERY MUCH AGREE BUT HOW DO DE IMPLEMENT SUCH A IDEA ON A GLOBAL OR NATIONAL SCALE WITH NOT JUST A IDEA BUT HOW DO WE HANDLE ALL THE POLITICS, LEGAL SYSTEM, ECONOMICS, TAXES, PAY, ETC ETC.

JTL