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Apple and Best Buy reveal their circular visions (and a new partnership)

Elsa Wenzel, GreenBiz.com
clock 21 June 2019 •
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Two of America's largest companies reveal how they have revamped their circular economy strategies

Extending the time consumers spend using their electronics is maybe the lowest-hanging piece of fruit when it comes to advancing circularity. After all, the longer someone holds on to a laptop or smartphone,...

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