Definition: the R-Strategies cover the entire life of a material or product – starting with the extraction of resources, through the life of the product to the end of life. All R-strategies aim to reduce the consumption of primary resources and promote the use of secondary raw materials.
Notes on definition:
- Note 1 to entry: Minimal alterations include cleaning or minor adjustments or repairs.
- Note 2 to entry: non-minimal alteration of materials and parts can contribute to recycled content. In this document, recycled content and reused content are treated as distinct and separate shares of total content.
Source: DIN website
Type of source: Associations
CLEPA Comments:
- Comment 1: also known as ” R-Ladder “ or “R-hierarchy “
- Comment 2: variety of different R concepts has been developed from 3R, 4R, 6R, 9R and 10R . Following picture depicts R0 to R10 Strategies. (See Annex A – Figure 2)
- Comment 3: R-strategies are defined for different stages of the product life cycle, ranging from the design and production phase (R0-R2) to the use phase (R4-R8), and finally to the end-of-life phase (R8-R9). (See Annex A – Figure 3) An important point to highlight is that the lower the R in the ladder, the higher the level of circularity that can be achieved. thus Implementing circular strategies in design and production stage of a product (R0-R2 ) saves more value compared to strategies in end-of-life phase (R8-R9).