Page 4 - Eco-Schools Newsletter - Autumn Term One 2022 - English
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Circular Economy                                                                                            Take a look around you, what have the items that you can see been




                                                                                                                             made from? What will happen to them when they come to the end

                                                                                                                                                                         of their use?

        What is Circular Economy?

       Circular economy  is a model of  the world: the houses we live in, the                                                 Despite the improvements these                           energy it takes to extract materials
                                                                                                                                                                                       and make products, such as with
                                                                                                                              things bring to our lives, obtaining
       production and consumption, which  vehicles we travel in, the clothes we                                               materials often has negative                             the process for aluminium. There’s
       involves sharing, leasing, reusing,  wear, the technology we use, even                                                 consequences for our environment.                        also the issue of depleting resources

       repairing, refurbishing and recycling  the way we package the food we eat.                                             It might be that the destruction of                      that will eventually run out, leaving

       existing  materials  and  products  as  We have come a very long way since                                             habitats to access those resources                       nothing for future generations. And

       long as possible. In this way, the life  the days of the hunter-gatherers,                                             leads to loss of biodiversity. Another  what eventually happens to it all
       cycle of products is extended.                         with their basic  stone tools  and                              example is the huge amount of                            when we’re done with it?

                                                              animal  skin  clothing.  We have

       Humans are  very  resourceful  and  discovered many other resources
       inventive,  as  can  be  seen  through  that we use to improve our lives.

       our incredible communities around




                        Wood

          Can be made into paper,

      furniture and even fabric, also

         burnt for heat and energy.
                                                                                             Stone

                                                                                  For building materials



















              Fossil Fuels (Coal, Oil, Gas)

             Fuel for our vehicles; plastics for

          packaging, toys, artificial grass and a                                        Metal
         multitude of uses; burnt for heat and                           Tools, buildings, electronics,

                               energy.                                              cans and foil.
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