(Article published in La Jaune et la Rouge No. 809 – AX Polytechnique)

This article, originally published in La Jaune et la Rouge (AX Polytechnique magazine), presents Jean-Baptiste Sandoz's vision of the circular economy as an industrial, economic, and regional driver.

It is part of a European context marked by debates on the plastics treaty, material sovereignty, and the economic costs of the linear model.

SANDOZ Jean-Baptiste advocates a simple approach: if we know how to create an object, we also know how to reprocess it. The main challenge is no longer technological, but organizational.

• The circular economy is economically, ecologically, and socially viable.
• The main obstacle is organizational, not technological.
• The linear model costs more than its transformation.
• Territories are key to structuring sectors.
• The circular economy must become an industry in its own right.