Circular-economy and materials-flow data
The circular economy aims to keep materials in use, and data tracks how they flow. This guide covers circular-economy and materials-flow data.
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Why circular-economy data matters now
Resource pressure and policy are driving the circular economy, and managing it needs data on where materials are, how they flow, and how much is reused or recycled.
The data landscape
- Material flows: inputs, stocks and outputs.
- Recycling and reuse: rates and routes.
- Waste: streams and destinations.
- Products: composition and end-of-life.
Common use cases
Sustainability and reporting, product and design decisions, policy and resource efficiency, and secondary-materials markets.
Sourcing considerations
Official material-flow accounts and waste statistics provide baselines; product and operational data add detail. Definitions vary, so harmonisation matters, and provenance underpins reporting.
Delivery and governance
Most use cases use batches. Most data is non-personal. Methodology and provenance matter for sustainability claims.
In a managed model
A managed partner can combine material-flow, waste and product data into a coherent circular-economy view.
Official accounts plus product data
Managing the circular economy needs data on material stocks and flows. Official material-flow accounts and waste statistics provide baselines, while product and operational data add detail; definitions vary, so harmonisation matters.
Provenance for claims
Methodology and provenance matter for sustainability claims, so document them and confirm licensing on derived data.
- The circular economy needs data on material stocks and flows.
- Combine flows, recycling/reuse, waste and product data.
- Official accounts give baselines; product data adds detail.
- Harmonise definitions; provenance underpins reporting.
Sources & further reading
- Eurostat: material-flow accounts and circular-economy indicators.
- European Environment Agency: resource data.
- EU Circular Economy Action Plan references.
- National waste and materials statistics.
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