A NEW CIRCULAR VISION
FOR ELECTRONICS
Design
Products designed for
durability, reuse and safe
recycling, substances of
concern substituted out.
MANUFACTURING
SCRAP
Reintegration of
manufacturing scrap
Scrap metal from
manufacturing is re-introduced
into new components.
Repair, second life and durability
Products last longer and have
second or third lives aided by
advanced refurbishment and repair
and efficient second hand markets.
Some products sold as a service.
USE
LIFE EXTENSION
Advanced recycling and recapture
Policies to encourage recycling, and
the integration of recycled content into
new products. High tech recycling
extracts broad range of materials and
keeps them at the highest quality. All
e-waste treated by the formal sector.
SOURCING
ELECTRONICS
VALUE CHAIN
END OF LIFE
Higher product collection and
return with incentives for consumers.
Maximize the collection of end of life
electronics. In developing countries old
products are collected by formalized workers.
