What should be recycled: An integrated model for product recycling desirability

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:154

Article

Sultan, Al Amin Mohamed¹  Lou, Eric¹  Mativenga, Paul Tarisai¹ 

[1] Univ Manchester, Sch Mech Aerosp & Civil Engn, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England

关键词: Circular economy;    Recycling desirability;    Complexity;    Material security;    Criticality;    Technology readiness level;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.201

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This research was focused on developing a new scientific approach for prioritising recycling of end-of-life products in a circular economy. To date, product complexity based on the mixture of materials has been used as a predictor of what gets recycled. While the separation of materials that make up a product has been modelled as a measure of product complexity, this does not taken into account the benefits and considerations in recycling products. In this paper, a new agenda and approach to prioritise the recycling of products was developed based on a recycling desirability index. The material mixing complexity measure was inverted into a simplicity index and then extended by modelling the security index for the mix of materials and the technological readiness level of recycling technologies. The extended model is proposed as an integrated measure of the desirability of recycling end-of-life products. From this analysis, an apparent recycling desirability boundary, enabling products to be prioritised for recycling, was developed. This model and analysis can be used as an information source in developing policies and product recycling priorities. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license

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