On 24 January is Circular Electronics Day. It is a day that aims to encourage organizations and consumers to take a more responsible approach to the electronic goods they use.
The IIIEE together with several organisations stand behind the initiative: Chalmers Industriteknik, Dustin, European Environmental Bureau, CATAPA, Closing the Loop, iFixit, Inrego, IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, Lenovo, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University, Recipo, TCO Development, Tradera and Xllnc.
View press release about the Circular Electronics Day here
See some of IIIEE's involvement in the Circular Economy:
- IIIEE researchers analysed the potential of a quality label for re-used ICT equipment to support consumer choice in the circular economy. Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10603-018-9397-9
- Public procurement as a promising policy intervention to incentivize longer lifetime and remanufacturing of computers. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212827118304979?via%3Dihub
- IIIEE researchers highlight the barriers and untapped potential for scaling reuse practices in the Swedish ICT sector. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344917302082?via%3Dihub
- The emerging ‘right to repair’ in EU, empowering consumers for the extended use of electronics. Link: https://portal.research.lu.se/portal/files/63585584/Svensson_et_al._Going_Green_CARE_INNOVATION_2018_PREPRINT.pdf
- Podcast mini series on Circular Economy
- Newly published Doctoral dissertation by Jessika Luth Richter on Towards a Circular Economy with Environmental Product Policy: Considering dynamics in closing and slowing material loops for lighting products.
- Ongoing research project: Circular Economy: capturing value in waste through extended producer responsibility policies