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Reused packaging materials thanks to Bring Back

Thoroughly washing glass jars and bottles and reusing them instead of producing them again every time? That is the mission of Laurent Halmes at Bring Back.

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Washing glass jars and bottles? Classic example of the circular economyThe circular economy is a restorative and regenerative economy. By maintaining the value of the products, materials and resources in the economy through smart product design, repurposing and/or shared use of products, it reduces the extraction of natural resources by using resources already present in the economy.. The production process at Bring Back has other advantages as well, all listed by Laurent Halmes.

Read more about circular economy on the website of the Public service of Wallonia.

This video was produced by the Public service of Wallonia.

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