"cradle-to-cradle design" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cradle-to-cradle designs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=cradle-to-cradle design}} cradle-to-cradle design (countable and uncountable, plural cradle-to-cradle designs)
  1. A biomimetic approach to the design of products and systems that models human industry on nature's processes, where materials are viewed as nutrients circulating in metabolisms. Wikipedia link: cradle-to-cradle design Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: cradle-to-grave
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