Circular design checklist: Validate the circular design of your long-life products with this checklist

The document provides a comprehensive checklist for integrating circular economy principles into product design. It includes strategies for minimizing the use of resources, and facilitating the recycling, repair and refurbishment of products. It stresses the importance of choosing recyclable materials, reducing the diversity of materials used, and optimizing disassembly and maintenance. Specific suggestions are given for making connections between components easily accessible and standardized, enabling simplified maintenance and upgrading. The document also encourages the monitoring and continuous improvement of product recyclability at end-of-life, and the use of materials with recycled or biobased content to support an efficient circular economy.