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Walter Stahel: Circular Economy
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王惟惟 posted on 2018/11/29Ever wonder how we can use resources more wisely and stop polluting our oceans with plastic? This video dives into the fascinating world of the Circular Economy, showing you how to move beyond our wasteful 'take-make-dispose' system. You'll pick up key vocabulary related to sustainability and systems thinking that's super relevant today!
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US /ˈprɛznt/
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UK /'preznt/
- Adjective
- Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- Being in a particular place; existing or occurring now.
- Noun
- Gift
- Verb tense indicating an action is happening now
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US /dʌmp/
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UK /dʌmp/
- Transitive Verb
- To end a romantic relationship
- To put something somewhere without care
- Noun
- A place where waste or garbage is left.
- A copy of data from one part of a computer system to another.
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US /drəˈmætɪk/
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UK /drəˈmætɪk/
- Adjective
- Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- (Of an event) sudden and extreme
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US /ɪkˈstrækt/
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UK /'ekstrækt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- Part taken from a longer written work
- Transitive Verb
- To get a substance out of a plant, etc.
- To get a person to share secret information
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