Chapter 6 — full chapter
6.3 Product Value-Retention Pathways
Building on the Butterfly Diagram and the 10R Framework introduced in Chapter 1, this section does not redefine the value-retention strategies. Instead, it applies them to after-use decision-making by asking which route is realistic for a specific product, given its condition, composition, construction, available infrastructure, market demand and verifiable destination (Potting et al., 2017; Sandin & Peters, 2018).
The following tool helps teams compare these factors, select the highest-value feasible route and document the evidence behind that decision.