Remember when you would take your TV to get repaired if it was broken? Now, most people just buy a new one. When a new phone comes out, most people ditch the old one. Each time we do this we're eating into a finite supply of resources and creating mountains of waste. A circular economy – also known as closing the loop – is when used items don't end up in landfill, but instead become the building blocks for new products. Can Australia close the recycling loop? There's a whole industry waiting to

We want to create a stronger and more circular economy where resources are used in a more sustainable way. The 'Circular Economy Package', adopted today, proposes actions that will contribute to 'closing the loop' of product life-cycles through greater recycling and re-use for the benefit of both the environment and the economy. | European Commission