CircularTool is an instrument developed by Matrec and validated by Bureau Veritas, that enables companies to measure the circularity of materials, products and projects.
CircularTool works with designers from the design review stage through final product production to assess the best circularity choices to pursue.
Following Ecodesign principles, designers have the opportunity to choose alternative materials from Matrec’s database and compare different design solutions to achieve the best circularity result.
Starting from the early stages of product development (qualitative approach), all the way to the final solution (quantitative approach), CircularTool guides the evolution of the project to continuously provide indications of circularity.
With the final project report, truthful data on the circularity characteristics of materials, products and projects can be communicated.
CircularTool meets the Ecodesign requirements of the EU ESPR (Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation).
FUNCTIONALITY
CircularTool is an instrument that:
- Supports companies for measuring circularity of product
- Guides companies in the search for alternative circular materials
- Allows assessment and improvement actions to be carried out considering the products life cycle
- Generates a curcularity report that can also be used for communication
- Provides an index for comparing the circularity of products
For the research of new circular material solutions to be applied to projects, CircularTool allows access to the Matrec observatory archive to select new circular materials.
In addition, the company has the possibility to create its own database where it can add materials and components to be used in projects.
The analysis methodology follows an input – output approach presenting quantitative results.
CircularTool allows to start a certification process of the product circularity, as it refers to the technical specifications developed by Matrec.
For more information, email to info@matrec.it
CircularTool: selected ADI Design Index 2022.