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24 DELTARES, OCTOBER 2017 THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IS ABOUT MORE THAN RECYCLING The recycling of rawmaterials is high on the sustainability agenda of many governments. But if we really want to learn how to use water, energy and food without exhausting our resources, a lot of work still has to be done. Deltares wants to get started this year on exploratory research looking at how different cycles interact. BY REGINA VAN DEN BERG AND HANS VISSERS / IMAGE BART CORRÉ 1 The main challenge is to stop thinking in terms of separate sectors such as water, energy or agriculture.