Glossary
Circular economy: an answer to obsolescence

Nutrient; Nutrient

Elements essential for sustaining life, i.e. nutrients that can be organic, mineral or energetic in nature.

Regeneration

A set of natural or technical actions designed to restore a waste product or its constituents to a condition deemed acceptable (functional and operational).

Biomimicry; Biomimicry

To study behaviors that exist in nature, in order to reproduce them and implement them in human-created technologies.

Design régénératif; Regenerative Design

Design ecosystems to integrate and exploit the environment in which they are built (exposure to light, wind..., local materials...).

Cradle to Cradle