CIRC4LIFE - A circular economy approach for lifecycles of products and services
- Dates: May 2018 – April 2021
- Project web: https://www.circ4life.eu/
- Leader: CIRCE
- Grant agreement number: 776503
- Financed by
DESCRIPTION
The new circular economy model proposed by CIRC4LIFE will be based in three new models:
- Co-creation of Products/Services Model, to bring end-users closer to the design and manufacturing phases by identifying consumer preferences via Big-data tools and tests in Living labs.
- Sustainable Consumption Model, to trace the producsts sustainability along their value chain and support the implementation of the circular economy via awareness raising and knowledge sharing activities.
- Collaborative Recycling/Reuse Model, to enable stakeholders interact with each other to facilitate the use/reuse of end-of-life products, reduce waste, and apply measures to encourage consumers to recycle/reuse.
This project has been funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 776503.
OBJETIVES
CIRC4LIFE aims to develop and implement a circular economy approach for sustainable products and services.
The project activities will be based in two sectors:
The project activities will be based in two sectors:
- Electrical and electronic equipment
- Farming and agri-food
An ICT platform will be developed, containing information about logistics, products, recycling systems and other online tools to support stakeholders and consumers.
CIRCE´s ROLE
CIRCE is responsible of the development of the business model based on the collaborative recycle and/or reuse of goods and products, and will carry out an analysis and definition of systems that enable key players to recycle and reuse a diverse number of products.
CIRCE will also play a key role in the development of the Sustainable Consumption Model, contributing to the development of eco-shopping and eco-cost account to enable consumers to select sustainable products, as well as in the support of the eco-point calculations and recycling / reuse approaches.
PARTNERS
