The method to assess the 'ease of disassembly' of products (eDIM) was developed in prior research and published as a JRC technical report in 2016 (Vanegas et al., 2016) and as a scientific paper in 2017 (Vanegas et al., 2017). eDIM was developed to evaluate the ability or ease with which...

This report has been developed within the project 'Technical support for environmental footprinting, material efficiency in product policy and the European Platform on Life Cycle Assessment' (LCA) (2013-2017) funded by the Directorate-General for Environment. The report summarises the findings...

This report has been developed within the project 'Technical support for environmental footprinting, material efficiency in product policy and the European Platform on LCA' (2013-2016), funded by the Directorate-General for the Environment. It aims to analyse material efficiency aspects, such as...

This report has been developed within the project 'Technical support for environmental footprinting, material efficiency in product policy and the European Platform on LCA' (2013-2016), funded by the Directorate-General for the Environment. It aims to analyse material efficiency aspects, such as...

This report has been developed within the project 'Technical support for environmental footprinting, material efficiency in product policy and the European Platform on Life Cycle Assessment' (LCA) (2013-2017) funded by the Directorate-General for Environment. The report summarises the findings...

The present report focuses on the analysis of durability of washing machines. In particular the main objective was to develop an endurance procedure to test performance of washing machines, to highlight strengths, limitations and potentials for future improvements.

The European Commission's (EC) Raw Materials Initiative (RMI) emphasises that raw materials are essential for the sound and sustainable functioning of Europe's industries and, in a broader context, of Europe's economy and society. The EC is committed to promote the competitiveness of industries...

The European Commission's (EC) Raw Materials Initiative (RMI) emphasises that raw materials are essential for the sound and sustainable functioning of Europe's industries and, in a broader context, of Europe's economy and society. The EC is committed to promote the competitiveness of industries...

The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) recently entered into force with the aim of making sustainable products the norm. In this report, the relevance of a number of product groups and horizontal requirements for potential action under ESPR was evaluated on the basis of several...