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The circular economy is an alternative to a traditional linear economy (make, use, dispose) in which we keep resources in use for as long as possible, extract the maximum value from them whilst in use, then recover and regenerate products and materials at the end of each service life. The current economy relies on a linear process: extract, produce, consume and dispose. In a circular economy, manufacturers are responsible for eliminating waste and pollution. A circular economy would aim to circulate products and materials while regenerating nature. A sustainable circular economy is environmentally sustainable, economically viable, socially responsible and ethically urgent. When we're not creating new products from waste materials, they're ending up in landfills where they'll stay for hundreds of years until buried under tons of concrete or covered by dirt and then they'll never decompose naturally (which means toxic substances will leak out). Applying the circular approach to a waste strategy, can not only save money in landfill taxes, but can offer wider financial benefits. Circular guidance advises us to design buildings for the future addressing longevity, flexibility, adaptability and assembly, disassembly and recoverability.