1.3.1 What is Design for Recycling?
Course subject(s)
Module 1 Design for Recycling at a Systems Level
As we have seen, changing our way of designing products and systems is essential in a transition towards a circular economy. Conny Bakker introduces us to Design for Recycling in the following video. She is professor of Design Methodology for Sustainability and Circular Economy at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering of Delft University of Technology.
Design for Recycling and designing with recycled materials
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Main takeaways
- To Design for Recycling (DfR) means to consider the recyclability of a product throughout the design process.
- To close the loop, one should both design for recycling and design with recycled materials.