Three?dimensional product circularity

Understanding product circularity as “three-dimensional” could anchor the Circular Economy to common principles while affording its followers flexibility about how measure it in their specific sectors and disciplines within organization's means. Inspired by a heuristic developed for urban planning profession cope with inherent conflicts of Sustainable Development, this article argues that measuring product-level should consider ways achieve (1) high material recirculation, (2) utilization, (3) endurance products service offerings. Achieving all three dimensions ensures flowing through economy is recovered from prior use phases, used intensely, retains value spite exogenous changes. The further these ought be measured reported separately rather than composite metric certain applications will have opportunities improve better others. also explains researchers at RISE (Research Institutes Sweden AB) are working industry government partners diverse actors interested can take first steps transition circularity.