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Home Courses Waste Management and Critical Raw Materials Course materials Lectures 5.2.1 Product design in relation to recycling

5.2.1 Product design in relation to recycling

Course subject(s) Module 5. Resource efficiency by product design, production and substitution of materials

Conservation of critical raw materials in products can be made much easier if in the design stage recycling is taken into account. Florence Betmont introduces us in this video to design ideas with recycling in mind.

https://youtu.be/Gn97XBtKVzw

Main takeaways

  • Product design is a way to provide a solution to satisfy an user’s needs.
  • Tools exist to associate product design with business models.
  • Ecodesign is an integrated way to deal with CRM through environmental considerations.

Some extra reading, if you want to explore this topic further:

  • Pahl, G., Beitz, W., Wallace, K., Blessing, L., 2007. Engineering design: a systematic approach, 3rd ed. ed. Springer, London.
  • Brissaud, D., Tichkiewitch, S., Zwolinski, P., International Institution for Production Engineering Research (Eds.), 2006. Innovation in life cycle engineering and sustainable development. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands.
  • Crul, M.R.M., Diehl, J.C., United Nations Environment Programme, Division of Technology, I., and Economics, Technische Universiteit Delft, Design for Sustainability Programme, 2006. Design for sustainability: a practical approach for developing economies. UNEP, Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics ; Delft University of Technology, Design for Sustainability Programme, Paris, France; Delft, The Netherlands.
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