EXPLORANDO EL CONOCIMIENTO DE LOS DISEÑADORES SOBRE LAS POSIBILIDADES DE LA ECONOMÍA CIRCULAR

Abstract

Circular Economy is considered a sustainable alternative opposite to Linear Economy, which is based on the "take-make-use-dispose" cycle. However, its degree of implementation is still low. The designers are, among others, one of the most important agents to achieve a greater implementation of the Circular Economy. For this reason, it is necessary to find out to what extent they know its potential, if they apply it in the design process and in what way. In this work, an interview have been carried out to product designers and the degree of interest that they present about Circular Economy has been collected. The results, allow to identify the main designers’ knowledge needs on this subject and to establish strategies to embed Circular Economy in the design process.