Status
Completed
Material Class
Polymers / Metals / Fibers / E-Scrap
specific materials
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
Polyethylene (PE)
Polypropylene (PP)
Polystyrene (PS)
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
Aluminum
Stainless Steel
Carbon Steel
Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
Paper
Textiles
18-01-SA-05
NODE
Technical Thrust
Systems Analysis & Integration
Methods, Tools, & Data
project Members
Unilever Global
About
The goals of this project are (i) to provide REMADE with a common understanding of how REMADE materials are currently being produced, processed, used, reused, remanufactured, recycled, and disposed of in the U.S. and globally; (ii) to develop a common set of recycling metrics across REMADE materials; and (iii) to use the developed material cycles as baseline for a set of scenarios on the supply and demand of REMADE materials in Institute years 5 and 10. The REMADE materials to be analyzed are metals (carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum), fibers (paper, textiles), polymers (PET, PE, PP, PS, PVC), and selected electronics (printed circuit boards).
Material Flow Videos
U.S. Supply Chain - Plastic Flows - 2015
U.S. Supply Chain - Steel Flows - 2017
U.S. Supply Chain - Textile Flows - 2017
Global Supply Chain - Textile Flows - 2017
U.S. Supply Chain - Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Flows - 2017
Global Supply Chain - Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Flows - 2017
PUBLICATIONS
June 15, 2024
Sustainable Metal Production and Use in the Twenty-First Century: Challenges and a Path Forward
Journal Article
Apelian, D., Molstad, E., Kelly, S., Das, S., Reck, B. K., & Luo, A. (2024). Sustainable Metal Production and Use in the Twenty-First Century: Challenges and a Path Forward. The Bridge, 54(2), 55-62. https://www.nae.edu/19579/19582/21020/317958/317967/Sustainable-Metal-Production-and-Use-in-the-TwentyFirst-Century-Challenges-and-a-Path-Forward
Pub. Info: The Bridge, National Academy of Engineering, Special Issue on Critical Materials
January 1, 2024
Assessing the status quo of U.S. steel circularity and decarbonization options
Conference Presentation, Conference Proceeding
In N. Nasr (Ed.), Technology Innovation for the Circular Economy: Recycling, Remanufacturing, Design, System Analysis and Logistics (Ch 17, pp 211-222). Beverly, MA: Scrivener Publishing. View E-Book on Wiley.com
January 1, 2021
United States plastics: Large flows, short lifetimes, and negligible recycling
Journal Article
Di, J., B. K. Reck, A. Miatto, and T. E. Graedel. 2021. United States plastics: Large flows, short lifetimes, and negligible recycling. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 167: 105440. 25 January 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105440
Pub. Info: Resources, Conservation and Recycling
September 17, 2021
Material efficiency and climate change mitigation of passenger vehicles
Journal Article
Wolfram, P., Q. Tu, N. Heeren, S. Pauliuk, and E. G. Hertwich. 2020. Material efficiency and climate change mitigation of passenger vehicles. Journal of Industrial Ecology. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jiec.13067 (published September 17, 2020).
Pub. Info: Journal of Industrial Ecology
September 28, 2021
Material flows and GHG emissions from housing stock evolution in US counties
Journal Article
Berrill, P., & Hertwich, E. G. (2021). Correction: Material flows and GHG emissions from housing stock evolution in US counties, 2020–60. Buildings and Cities, 2(1), 797–799. 22 Sep 2021. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/bc.150
Pub. Info: Buildings & Cities
July 21, 2022
Unweaving the textile fiber system through material flow analysis
Presentation
Althaf, S. (presenter) and Reck, B.K. “Unweaving the U.S. textile system using material flow analysis”. Oral presentation at NIST workshop “Facilitating a Circular Economy for Textiles”, September 21, 2021.
