♻️ Circular economy
Much more than recycling: rethinking products, supply chains and business models so that materials stay in circulation and value is not wasted. The sector where design and economics meet.
Beyond recycling: what circularity really means
Recycling is the last resort, not the strategy. True circularity begins much earlier: use less, use longer, put back into circulation — in the right order.
Circular design: designing for durability
Disassembly, right materials, repairability, second life: the design principles that determine whether a product stays in circulation or ends up in a landfill.
Supply chains and materials: bringing things back
Circularity is a matter of logistics and incentives: materials only return if someone collects them, processes them, and makes it worthwhile. How to truly close the loops.
Measuring circularity (without fooling yourself)
True recycling rates versus marketing percentages, life cycle, circular material: the indicators that hold up to scrutiny — and the pitfalls to avoid.
Circular projects on Simbial
From offcuts that become resources to reverse supply chains: how the 4-phase method applies to circularity, what team is needed, and where your journey begins.