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Home Courses Designing Electronics for Recycling in a Circular Economy Course materials Readings 1.3.2 The three steps of recycling in a circular economy

1.3.2 The three steps of recycling in a circular economy

Course subject(s) Module 1 Design for Recycling at a Systems Level

Recycling in a circular economy can be divided into three basic steps:

Step 1: Collection

The logistics required to gather sufficient volumes of end-of-life products at a recycling facility.

Step 2: Processing

The treatment starting with the collected products, liberating various material streams and generating recycled material.

Step 3: Manufacturing with recycled materials

The process of applying recycled materials in the production of new products.

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