End of use

End of life. The moment when a product is no longer used. And thus also the moment to reuse all components and materials with high quality. By designing in a circular way, you make sure that as many components and materials as possible can be reused after the first use. But services are also needed around this phase. For practical matters such as return logistics and chain cooperation. And for earning options such as refurbishment or facilitating a marketplace. Here again, design comes into play. With Circular Design you take the end into account from the start. Or rather: with how you ensure that the end is not the waste mountain.

After all, when a user is done with your product, it doesn't mean that the product no longer has any value. But how do you organize that the product ends up in the right place after use? How do you ensure that the materials you put in it come out just as valuable? How can your product be dismantled? All questions that are important when designing for End of Use. The knowledge contributions on this page will help you design products and services that anticipate reuse and recycling.

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Repurpose; knowledge and opportunities for upcycling of discarded products, parts and materials

Reusing circular urban fibers for urban sheet based products

From Residue to Efficiency: residue-driven business models

Circular Design Strategies for Products that Last and Products that Flow

6 insights on Design for Recycling within the plastics industry

Wood Loop recycles waste wood

Design for divestment

Expert Café Design for Disassembly

Book: Products that Flow

The Value Hill

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