A new article by Amir Togiani and co-authors in the Journal of Cleaner Production explores how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) supports and validates Circular Design (CD) strategies across industries. The study highlights how LCA helps identify opportunities for resource efficiency, waste reduction, and end-of-life planning, while also pointing out underexplored areas such as product longevity and circular business models. With insights drawn from 99 studies, the article demonstrates LCA’s critical role in advancing sustainable innovation and guiding industries toward more effective circular solutions.
Advanced Biocomposites with Circular Design (ABiCo) project brings together a consortium of five leading Finnish research institutions and multiple company partners representing key industries and end-use application areas. The ABiCo project was set up to address a specific industry challenge as companies have been increasingly searching for more sustainable alternatives to plastics and other fossil-based composite materials, which are still largely dominating the current composite materials landscape.