Upcycling has been embraced by circular economy enthusiasts, policy-makers and collaborative initiatives across Europe. Early studies describe upcycling as a concept aimed at resource conservation by keeping products, components and materials at their highest potential value across consecutive product …

An effective option for companies to implement circular economy concepts is reuse and remanufacturing. It concerns the (re)use of modules and parts of used and discarded equipment in ‘as new’ or ‘first class’ reused equipment. It is not just an effective way to reuse materials; it is also economically …

Reuse and remanufacturing of product parts and modules has shown to reduce costs, and also leads to substantial reductions in energy use and material losses during the whole product lifecycle. Furthermore it stimulates in its wake new business opportunities regionally. Together with small and medium …

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Hergebruik en recycling is komt steeds meer in. Afgedankte apparatuur verdwijnt niet of nauwelijks meer op de afvalberg of in de verbrandingsoven. Toch is het laatste woord hier niet mee gezegd. Te vaak staat hergebruik nog synoniem voor alleen het recyclen van de metalen, plastic en glazen materialen …