A manufacturing industry that is circular by design offers a host of economic, social, and environmental advantages. Expanding the breadth and resilience of Australia’s manufacturing sector is crucial to building resilience against external and global shocks.
The circular economy offers a way to do this which can leverage upstream and downstream approaches to waste that protect the environment and human health.
A circular approach provides ways to achieve these goals through new business models that reimagine the lifecycle of products and services. There are tremendous opportunities for collaborations between local, national, and international businesses as well as all levels of government and academic research and development.
These new partnerships and approaches offer ways to more effectively meet the needs of users while proactively talking about the root causes of waste pollution and climate change.
