Circular Material Use Rate

From Open Risk Manual

Definition

Circular Material Use Rate. Recirculation of materials, components and products in practice after first use employing the following strategies (in order of preference):

  1. maintenance/prolonged use
  2. reuse/redistribution;
  3. refurbishment/remanufacturing
  4. recycling, composting, or anaerobic digestion.


The use rate is defined as the ratio of circular use of materials to overall use of materials.