This presentation by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, is a visually well crafted slide deck that draws from the main concepts of the circular economy, in a simple and easily digestible way. Featuring useful diagrams, the presentation walks you through the differences of the linear economy versus the circular economy, featuring more than 6 case study of successful business models.

1. Introduction to
the circular economy

2. The linear economy is
ripe for disruption
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3. Wasted opportunities in today’s economy
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30% of food
is wasted
Cars sit unused
92% of the time
Office is used
50-65% of
the time
86% of plastic
packaging is
not recycled

4. The linear economy
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TAKE MAKE WASTE

5. Current responses don’t work
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Treating the symptom,
not the cause

6. Economic loss
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USD 80-120 billion
is the value of plastic
packaging material
lost
every year.

7. Environmental loss
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Climate
change
Land
degradation
Biodiversity
loss
Ocean
pollution

8. The linear model
is ripe for disruption
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9. An economy that is restorative
and regenerative by design
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10. New way to design, make, and use
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RESTORE REGENERATE
TAKE MAKE WASTE

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Design out waste
and pollution
Regenerate
natural systems
Keep products
and materials
in use
Three principles of the circular economy

12. Design out waste and pollution
ECOVATIVE BRITISH SUGAR BALBO
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13. Keep products and materials in use
MUD JEANS
PHILIPS &
TURNTOO
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RYPE OFFICE

14. Regenerate natural systems
OSTARA DANONE-EVIAN TAKAO FURUNO
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15. The circular economy
system diagram
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16. Benefits of
the circular economy
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17. Benefiting the environment, society, and business
18% ↑
in household
disposable
income by 2030
Over USD 1 trillion
per year can be
gained from
materials savings
48% ↓
greenhouse
gas emissions
by 2030
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18. The transition to a circular economy is
already happening
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