6.3.5 Remanufacturing and upcycling

Verify that the available feedstock is sufficiently consistent in condition, colour, quantity and composition for the proposed design and process. Estimate labour, material yield, production capacity, quality requirements, output market and the recovery route for scraps that remain after transformation (Jia et al., 2020; Potting et al., 2017).

Record input mass, usable yield, rejected material and sales destination to show whether the transformation creates value without generating another unmanaged waste stream.

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