Towards a Conceptual Framework for Analyzing Circular Product-User Life Cycles: Learnings from the Sport and Outdoor Sector

André, Hampus; Björklund, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2022.02.037

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“…This section describes the logic of the framework, its components, subcomponents and aspects, and the relations between them. The framework is designed to be applied specifically to consumer products and CE measures that occur in the use phase (André & Björklund, 2022). It was developed with a focus on use extension measures, for example, reuse and repair and is applicable also to use phase efficiency measures, for example, share (Böckin et al., 2020).…”

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“…Applying the first version of the framework (André & Björklund, 2022) to the case study revealed weaknesses and helped develop it into the current version (Figure 1) which will be further explained in the following sections. The main changes between the first and current versions are: reorganization into one comprehensive figure to clarify the relations between framework components and aspects mentioned under each component (product and user characteristics, product‐user lifecycles, and subcomponents of CE LCA); further theoretical depth, for example, with regard to aspects of user characteristics; and, a more elaborated conceptualization of product functionality.…”

Section: Framework For Mapping Ce Lca Use Phasementioning

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“…The main changes between the first and current versions are: reorganization into one comprehensive figure to clarify the relations between framework components and aspects mentioned under each component (product and user characteristics, product‐user lifecycles, and subcomponents of CE LCA); further theoretical depth, for example, with regard to aspects of user characteristics; and, a more elaborated conceptualization of product functionality. The reader is referred to the publication of the first version (André & Björklund, 2022) and Supporting Information (S1) for more background on the development of the framework, its potential virtues, and applications as well as further motivations for the included components and aspects.…”

Section: Framework For Mapping Ce Lca Use Phasementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Framework for comprehensive mapping of the use phase in life cycle assessments of circular economy measures (CE LCAs), adapted and extensively updated from (André & Björklund, 2022). Legend: arrows denote states of, and user requirements on, product properties, which may change over time, for example, from obtainment to riddance.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As a response to these limitations of state‐of‐the‐art CE LCAs and associated research gaps, a framework was developed with the ultimate aim of contributing to better understanding of the environmental performance of CE measures (André & Björklund, 2022). More specifically, the purpose of the framework is to guide CE LCA practitioners in inventorying the use phase more comprehensively than state‐of‐the‐art CE LCAs.…”

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A framework to open the black box of the use phase in circular economy life cycle assessments: The case of shell jacket reuse

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Björklund

2023

J of Industrial Ecology

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Life cycle assessments of circular economy measures (CE LCA) of consumer products have been criticized for oversimplifying important aspects of the use phase such as user behavior and rebound effects, limiting our understanding of the environmental performance of circular economy measures. This study tests the usefulness of a framework designed to facilitate accounting for such aspects, by applying the framework to a case study of reuse of shell jackets enabled by "premium secondhand" outdoor stores.Methods for collecting use phase data were user surveys and interviews with store managers. Using the framework on this case study generated several novel insights which are interesting in themselves and as inputs to CE LCA. For instance, secondhand shell jackets have a significantly lower frequency of use during their first use span compared to the second and to shell jackets in the linear reference scenario. This implies that reuse in this case does not function as a mere use extension of otherwise similar use phases as is commonly assumed. The generation of such insights, which hitherto have been lacking in CE LCAs, points to the usefulness of the framework as a tool for opening the "black box" of the use phase in CE LCAs to improve understanding of the environmental performance of circular economy measures.

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Section: Framework For Mapping Ce Lca Use Phasementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Framework For Mapping Ce Lca Use Phasementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Framework For Mapping Ce Lca Use Phasementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Framework For Mapping Ce Lca Use Phasementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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