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==Context== | ==Context== | ||
The [[Circular Economy Package]] ([[CEP]]) comprises a 'Circular Economy Plan' and a 'Package of Measures' which is intended to drive greater circularity of products and materials. In a [[Circular Economy]], the value of products and materials is maintained for as long as possible. Within the circularity discussions both 'Closed' and 'Open' loops are referred to: | The [[Circular Economy Package]] ([[CEP]]) comprises a 'Circular Economy Plan' and a 'Package of Measures' which is intended to drive greater circularity of products and materials. In a [[Circular Economy]], the value of products and materials is maintained for as long as possible. Within the circularity discussions both 'Closed' and 'Open' loops are referred to: | ||
* '''Closed Loop Recycling''' (where the recycled material is used to make another product in the same category i.e. plastic water bottles being used to make new plastic bottles) | * '''[[Closed Loop Recycling]]''' (where the recycled material is used to make another product in the same category i.e. plastic water bottles being used to make new plastic bottles) | ||
* '''Open Loop Recycling''' (where recycled material is used in a different application in a different product i.e. plastic water bottles being used to make fleeces and sleeping bags) | * '''[[Open Loop Recycling]]''' (where recycled material is used in a different application in a different product i.e. plastic water bottles being used to make fleeces and sleeping bags) | ||
==EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy== | ==EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy== | ||