hällist hauani lähenemise variatsioon, kuid vahetab jäätmeetapi ringlussevõtu/ümbertöötlemisprotsessiga, mis muudab selle mõne muu toote jaoks taaskasutatavaks – sisuliselt sulgedes ahela
a variation of cradle-to-grave approach, but exchanges the waste stage with a recycling/upcycling process that makes it reusable for another product – essentially closing the loop
With cradle to cradle, all the components of a product feed another product, the earth or animal, or become fuel: products are composed of either materials that biodegrade and become food for biological cycles or of technical materials that stay in closed-loop technical cycles, continually circulating as valuable nutrients for Industry.
