Defra seeks to increase the circularity of our economy through greater resource efficiency, waste prevention, and maximising recycling. Research is required on:
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The rapid turnover in consumer electronics, fuelled by increased consumption, has resulted in negative global environmental and social consequences. These appliances are typically disposed of into UK landfills or to deve...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Bath
The project CLEVER - Closed Loop Emotionally Valuable E-waste Recovery addresses the issue of encouraging the design of longer lasting and easily repairable consumer items by developing a function-oriented business model and new materials that age gracefully, as well as exploring consumer responses to these materials.
To integrate and embed sustainable design engineering and circular economy principles for the closed-loop repair, reuse and recovery of high-value end-of-life retail fixtures to create new and innovative recycling servic...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
The project focuses on integrating sustainable design engineering and circular economy principles for the repair and reuse of consumer items.
RevaluRepair: The Repair Economy: Assessing the economic, environmental, and social impact of community repair of small electrical goods. Tech-Takeback (TTB) currently offers residents of Brighton and Hove a collection ...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: TECH-TAKEBACK LTD
The project specifically focuses on assessing the economic, environmental, and social impact of community repair of small electrical goods, which directly addresses the question on encouraging the design of longer lasting and easily repairable consumer items.