Circular Design is the driving force in the transition to a circular economy. But design does not stand alone. As a designer or company, you have to take into account the context you are in. For example, your products and services must comply with applicable rules and regulations. And you depend on the availability of knowledge and techniques to solve design challenges. Knowledge about the context and these frameworks is therefore important. So we know what is already regulated. And what is still needed to support and accelerate the transition to a circular economy.
The playing field and rules. Below is the context in which designers and entrepreneurs face circular design challenges.
Here you will find information on policies, laws and regulations that contribute to the transition to a circular economy.
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Read more aboutWe need more people with knowledge about and competencies for circular design. Training plays a big role in this.
Read more aboutThis online course for design professionals will teach you to assess products for their circularity and give you tools for redesign so that the product fits into a circular economy. By deassembling your own case study, you will learn to use our tools, such as Hotspot & Disassembly Mapping, and the Circularity Calculator (CC)
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Within this online course you will learn how to use Hotspot and Disassembly mapping to find circular hotspot activities and parts in the product architecture. Based on the Bill of Materials of your product case study, you will evaluate the eventual economic value capture when applying repair, refurb, reman and recycling in your design.
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