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From the perspective of the butterfly diagram, these materials would start on one side and move to the other, often not behaving exactly like either. Photo by Ian Parker on Unsplash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d84e37a0ce70a5c63d9ec40/1589279800366-MNHEMAZ1GJI0C7I19BTI/marvin-l-oGv5ZIpDH6s-unsplash.jpg Blog - Circular Metrics for Bio-materials - '...extraction that does not reduce the capacity for future production of that material below its present capacity and also does not reduce the natural capital of the associated or dependent indigenous ecosystems.' 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