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! Time period !! Development summary
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| Middle Ages || After the [[w:Fall of the Western Roman Empire|fall of Rome]], waste collection and municipal sanitation begins a decline that would last throughout this era.<ref name="Solid-waste management"/>
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| 18th century || The {{w|First Industrial revolution}} starts in this century. During this period, products develop a linear lifecycle (raw materials are transformed them and then discarded).<ref name="dssa">{{cite web |title=Closing the loop – the circular economy, what it means and what it can do for you |url=https://www.pwc.com/hu/en/kiadvanyok/assets/pdf/Closing-the-loop-the-circular-economy.pdf |website=pwc.com |accessdate=27 May 2020}}</ref>
