Sustainability
EuCIA’s perspective on composites sustainability and circularity, and our initiatives to advance life cycle assessment and end-of-use strategies.
Circular terminology definitions
Terms related to a circular economy and their source
Reimagining end-of-use composites as a new resource
EuCIA’s GDP waste model facilitates circular economy practices
Transforming end-of-life composites into value
How LCA can be used to analyse the environmental impact of recycling processes
European Composites Circularity Solutions
EuCIA's listing of European composites recycling organisations
The value of composites to the circular economy
Composite materials play a valuable role in a circular economy
Composites are circular materials
Composite materials can be re-used through both closed loop and open loop processes
ECCA : European Circular Composites Alliance
Letter of Intent
The importance of composites for the net-zero transition
How composites are key to decarbonising industry and advancing sustainable technologies
LCA of Composite Waste through Cement Co-Processing
Cement co-processing of end-of-life composites avoids up to 1 ton of CO2 emissions per ton processed
Why composites are genuinely circular
An introduction to EuCIA's series of publications demonstrating the circularity of composite materials
Roadmap: Implementation of the circular economy for end-of-life recreational boats
European Boating Industry (EBI) recommendations for managing end-of-life boats and composite parts
Background document on the circular economy
EuCIA statement on end-of-life composite materials and circular solutions
