Does PSS help to increase circularity? A framework for the circular design process and case study of five pilots in the Dutch infrastructure sector

Does PSS help to increase circularity? A framework for the circular design process and case study of five pilots in the Dutch infrastructure sector

Teigiserová, D.A. (TU Delft Integral Design & Management; Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)
Reit, Colin A.J. (Student TU Delft)
Schraven, D.F.J. (TU Delft Real Estate Management; TU Delft Materials- Mechanics- Management & Design)

Materials- Mechanics- Management & Design

2023

The circular economy (CE) has been established as one of the leading strategies to achieve a more sustainable system leading to national and global goals. One of the models coupled with CE is Product-Service Systems (PSS), with service integrated into products to various degree. PSS implementation in the infrastructure sector has been studied to a limited extent, with evidence of circularity lacking. This study analyzed five PSS infrastructure assets: bridge deck, guide rails, road lights, and municipal and provincial roads. Circularity improved in the design, input materials, and availability of secondary materials. A three-step framework is suggested to enable a circular process: incorporating R-strategies and circularity metrics during design, tracking material circularity, and evaluating implemented metrics and strategies. We suggest mandatory data collection by law to allow traceability, transparency, and the establishment of a secondary resource market.

Circular economy
Construction industry
Data management
Evidence-based
Framework
Product-Service Systems

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:4feb42e7-4967-424d-8cd0-ac7e7f45eea7

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107230

0921-3449

Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 199

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© 2023 D.A. Teigiserová, Colin A.J. Reit, D.F.J. Schraven