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downcycling: a standalone construct

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downcycling1 CONSTRUCTDowncyclingGEYER · INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY

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Industrial ecology

recycling in which recovered material serves lower-quality uses than the original, limiting how far recycling displaces primary production.

In industrial ecology, downcycling refers to recycling in which recovered material serves lower-quality uses than the original, limiting how far recycling displaces primary production. This meaning comes from Geyer (2015) in Journal of Industrial Ecology.[1]

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  1. Geyer, R., Kuczenski, B., Zink, T., & Henderson, A. (2015). Common Misconceptions about Recycling. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 20(5), 1010-1017. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12355

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