Circular economy
The circular economy is an economic model designed to eliminate waste by keeping products and materials in use as long as possible through reuse, repair, refurbishment, and recycling, rather than disposing of them after a single use.
Recommerce sits at the centre of the circular economy for consumer electronics, extending device life cycles and reducing the volume of devices entering the waste stream. Regulatory pressure across the EU, including the Right to Repair directive and WEEE targets, is increasingly embedding circular economy principles into electronics supply chains. For recommerce operators, circularity is both a commercial opportunity and a compliance requirement, as procurement policies from institutional buyers increasingly favour certified circular supply chains.