The Butterfly Diagram

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation developed a diagram that explains the continual flow of materials in a Circular Economy. On this page you can see which part of the Butterly Diagram coincides with the Best Practices outlined in the LOOPA Obersvatory. We invite you to familiarize yourself with it in order to deepen your understanding of some of the Circular Economy's key concepts.

Basic Circular Economy principles

The Circular Economy is based upon three fundamental principles: Design for renewability and regeneration; Design to keep products in use as long as possible; Design...

Butterly Diagram: The Biological Cycle

The biological cycle includes everything that we produce and make that can be returned to the environment to regenerate nature, or in other words, everything that is biodegradable.

Diagrama de la Mariposa: Ciclo Técnico

The technical cycle includes all products and materials that are manufactured that are not biodegradable. For these products, the strategy must be to keep them in circulation for as long as possible and with their highest value as possible.