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Biosphere Rule 1- Materials Parsimony (5) This is the FIFTH and final podcast on BIOSPHERE RULE #1 -MATERIALS PARSIMONY. If you like this, for a limited time you can download a FREE digital version of my new book: "THE BIOSPHERE RULES - Nature's Five Circularity Secrets for Sustainable Profits" through the Global Leadership Academy at the link below: https://www.globalleadershipacademy.com/pl/111575 MATERIAL PARSIMONY Biosphere Rule #1: Minimize the types of materials used in products. Focus on materials that are life-friendly and economically recyclable. The first Biosphere Rule is Materials Parsimony and it is, quite simply, about simplification. It is minimizing the types of materials used in products. I want to be clear that I'm not talking about minimizing the amounts of materials. Minimizing the amounts of materials is a different sustainability strategy, alternatively called eco-efficiency, dematerialization or even light-weighting. In Rule 1, we're talking about types of materials, and we'll see why m