Electrolux unveils a new product recyclability tool to support its ambitious circularity goals. The prototype tool builds on the knowledge gathered during the company’s ongoing collaboration with Stena Recycling to explore circular solutions.
«The tool – explains Vanessa Butani, VP Group Sustainability – will enable our design and engineering teams to explore recyclability right from the beginning of the design process so we can create products that are even more recyclable so their components can continue their life as useful materials. The tool is still in the early stages of development and the next step for us will be to open the process to other companies, working together to expand its functionality, data quality and market relevance».
Over the past three years, Electrolux has worked closely with Stena Recycling to understand what happens to its products at their end of life and how we can improve product circularity. In 2020, the partnership developed a prototype vacuum cleaner made with 100% recycled materials and reused components and in 2021 a prototype vacuum cleaner that is 90% recyclable.
