WHAT DOES THE CIRCULAR ECO
WHAT DOES THE CIRCULAR ECO
Cathie Clarke, CEO of the UK Sustainable Flooring Alliance, explains what flooring specifiers need to know about the circular economy.
The term ‘circular economy’ is increasingly used across most industries, from fashion to flooring. At its simplest, the circular economy is a shift away from the traditional
‘take–make–waste’ model. Instead of extracting raw materials, turning them into products and discarding them at the end of their life, a circular approach keeps materials in use for as long as possible.
That means designing products to be reused, repaired or recycled, and treating them as valuable resources rather than disposable items.