Kui tavamajanduses saavutatakse ökoefektiivsus võimalikult vähese keskkonnamõjuga, siis ringmajanduses saavutatakse ökoefektiivsus kogu toote elutsükli (või kogu majandussüsteemi) efektiivsuse tõstmisega.
Ökomärgist kandva toote keskkonnamõju vähendamisel on arvestatud kogu toote elutsükliga.
In order to make the economy truly circular, it is necessary to take additional measures on sustainable production and consumption, by focusing on the whole life cycle of products in a way that preserves resources and closes the loop.
The measures may vary depending on the environmental impact of those single-use plastic products over their life cycle, including when they become litter.
In addition, the extended producer responsibility concept is a guiding principle of Union waste law, on the basis of which producers are responsible for the environmental impacts of their products throughout the life-cycle of those products.
