Definition: component or part that has reached the end of one use and is used again with minimal or no physical alterations

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: ISO 59020:2024

Type of source: Standards

CLEPA comments:

• Comment 1: within ISO 59020 Annex A the resource inflows are measured to quantify four types of content:
  • 1) reused content (as defined here);
  • 2) recycled content;
  • 3) virgin, renewable content;
  • 4) virgin, non-renewable content. These four types of content add up to represent 100 % of the resource inflow. The first three types (recycled, reused and virgin, renewable content) are considered as circular; whereas the fourth type (virgin, non-renewable content) is the remaining portion that is from a non-circular source.