Closing the loop
13 September 2012
New rules on waste disposal will force manufacturers to take products back when they're finished with. Malcolm Hemming explains how this will reshape their supply chains - and why it could save them money
Coming full circle is a natural thing. The place we live on, the planet Earth, is an excellent case in point. It spins around the sun on an axis for 365 days, giving us the changing seasons, before returning once more from where it came from to start all over again.
Similarly, manufacturers are learning that the concept of the full circle is something that can...