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  • Tools to measure circularity
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    Tools to measure circularity

    Sustainability and circularity are societal objectives – but what is sustainable and how do you measure how circular a solution is? Instruments and tools able to systematically assess these aspects are needed to support the appraisal and decision-making...

  • Reuse
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    Reuse

    What we used to see as a waste stream, we now consider a residual stream that contains resources we want to use again. A circular economy after all calls for the efficient use of (primary) raw materials, the...

  • Reducing emissions or negative impact
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    Reducing emissions or negative impact

    An ideal circular system has no emissions and no negative impact on our living environment nor on ourselves – in fact, it may even have a positive impact. As we proceed on the path to such circular systems,...

  • Circular systems
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    Circular systems

    In a circular economy, materials, energy and water are recycled and reused. The realisation of a truly circular economy calls for more than a variety of individual measures. There is always a need for integration in the system...