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Reusing identical materials completely eliminates waste

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Closing the loop means stopping the endless stream of garbage by turning every end product back into raw material. It forces systems to treat planetary boundaries like absolute limits rather than mild suggestions.

Reusing identical materials completely eliminates waste
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