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Resource depletion

An economic term referring to the exhaustion of raw materials within a region. Use of either renewable or non-renewable resources beyond their rate of replacement is considered to be resource depletion.

Related terms:

• Eco-efficiency
• Ecology
• Life cycle assessment (LCA )
• Pollution
• Waste triangle - reduce, reuse, recycle
• Water quality
• Zero carbon/waste/Water