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One of the most common arguments against changing is that “it’s working perfectly fine now, so there's no need to change it.” But in reality, the linear system doesn’t work perfectly, given all the diminished resources, overflowing waste, and soaring environmental impacts resulting from it.

A great way to start the conversation around making change is to start to map out some of the assumptions of the linear economy and highlight how they’re not working.

Table 2-2 contrasts the linear economy with the circular one.

TABLE 2-2: Comparing Circular and Linear Economies

Linear	Circular
Runs on fossil fuels	Runs on sunlight
Produces waste	Creates surplus resources
Pollutes the soil	Feeds the soil
Is efficient	Is effective
Make	Remake

By recognizing that the linear economy is flawed at its core, you open up the possibility of embracing a circular alternative approach. By playing with these contrasting models, you start to see how the circular economic approach just makes so much more sense.