Why innovation is a double-edged sword for the circular economy

Posted on 14 Jan 2022 by The Manufacturer

What do stone-age hunter gatherers, weavers from the 18th century, and 21st-century chip manufacturers have in common?

Each experienced large increases in productivity due to innovative advances in technology. And they are not alone: innovation has been renewing the world for a long time and new ways of doing and making things have been changing the ways humans live since time immemorial. Manufacturing innovation: good for consumers, not so good for the…

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