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Designing better e‑waste collection starts with understanding end users.    For a circular economy to work, products must be returned at end‑of‑use. Yet collection systems still focus mainly on logistics and technical compliance, while user behaviour is often...

Effective plastics recycling is not only a technical or economic challenge. Consumer preferences, attitudes and purchasing behaviour play a crucial role. Products made with recycled plastics only deliver environmental benefits if consumers are willing to choose them...

Written for product developers working on electronic products, this guide supports those who want to design with recycling in mind and make use of recycled plastics in their electronic products — even where technical or aesthetic requirements have traditionally made...

Plastics recycling is an important lever in the EU's fight against climate change. Despite efforts, most plastics still end up in landfills or being incinerated. The EU-funded INCREACE project seeks to close this gap by applying interdisciplinary solutions across the...

Electronic components are known to contain both valuable and critical raw materials (CRMs) that must be recovered to meet the goals set by the European Commission in their Critical Raw Materials Act. To achieve these goals and to ensure the sustainability and...

In plastics recycling, quality is increasingly important but not unequivocally determined, as there is a wide range of perceptions on what it actually means. This exploratory research offers insights into how different actors perceive quality in the plastics packaging...

This study analyzes how policy mixes influence the transition to a circular plastics economy, focusing on recycling in the electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) sector. Our research contributes to the literature on how policy mixes can accelerate sustainability...