This study present the results from a survey aimed to identify current habits and practices towards the repair and second-hand purchase of small consumer electronics which are commonly used in households. To this end, a ...

Currently, the market for household appliances has many very similar products, resulting sometimes imperceptible for consumers to identify differences among them. This is more remarkable when products have been designed ...

Waste electrical and electronic equipment is one of the fastest growing waste categories in Europe, being its management regulated by Directive 2012/19/EU. This legal framework sets as a novelty, the prioritization of the ...

The increase in the generation of waste along with the rapid consumption of resources requires the emergence of a new economic model in order to, among others, optimize resource yields and enhancing renewable flows within ...

Recently, European legislation encourages the design of products considering the principles of circular economy. For this, it is necessary that requirements related to this concep, such as durability, reparability, updating, ...

The sustainability report is the main tool that an organization can use to voluntarily communicate to stakeholders, clear and standardized information related to their environmental, social and economic performance. The ...