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Basic Pages: circular economy

Circular Economy Workshops

The workshops below demonstrate NIST's leadership connecting stakeholders—from government and industry to academia, the financial sector...

Material Science

There's no silver bullet to creating a circular economy for all materials. Different material types have their own chemical compositions...

Research Areas

NIST is working on several research areas to support the transition to a circular economy. Data and Decision Tools Material Science...

Building Materials

Metrics and Tools for Sustainable Buildings Stakeholders in the building sector need practical information, data, metrics, and tools that...

Textiles

Circular Economy for Textiles Textile waste comprises a rapidly growing fraction of the world’s waste stream and contributes significantly...

Products and Resources

Data and Decision Tools Material Science Environmental Impact Assessment Data and Decision Tools Standards ISO/TC 308 – Chain of custody...

Standards Work

The Systems Integration Division is providing leadership in two standards organizations: ASTM Subcommittee E60.13 on Sustainable...

Projects

SID is currently working on two projects. Closed-Loop Recovery Data Informatics and Product Design in the Circular Economy Closed-Loop...
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Circular Economy for Textiles

Read the NIST report on strategies for increasing textile reuse and recycling. We also recently published a paper assessing the landscape...
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Polymer Science

Circular economy projects related to polymer or plastic science. Rapid Discovery of Enzymes for Plastic Digestion Point of contact: John...

People

Data and Decision Tools Polymer Science Environmental Impact Assessment Textiles, High-Tech, and Construction

High Tech Waste

Electronic waste is the fastest growing sector of the solid waste stream, and projections estimate an accumulation of end-of-life solar...
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Environmental Impact Assessment

Circular economy projects that assess the environmental impacts of being circular instead of linear. Weathering Plastic Waste with the NIST...
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Data and Decision Tools

Circular economy projects related to data and how it helps people make decisions to increase sustainability. EV Battery Passport Digital...

Our Team

The System Integration Division's Circular Economy team consists of NIST researchers with a diversity of technical expertise. Feel free to...

ISO/TC 323 on Circular Economy

Overview Organization of ISO/TC 323 Working Groups Overview What is ISO/TC 323 and what is it doing? ISO/TC 323 is a technical committee of...
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Circular Economy in Manufacturing

Workshop on manufacturing in a circular economy NIST and ASTM International hosted a standards roadmapping workshop on April 20-21. Read the...

ASTM E60.13 Standards

Workshop on manufacturing in a circular economy NIST and ASTM International hosted a standards roadmapping workshop on April 20-21. Read the...