In recent years, the development of a circular economy of plastic products in the automotive industry has been pursued by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) not only due to strategic premises by the European Commission but also due to an increasing demand by customers. To achieve a circular economy, high-quality recyclates are needed. However, in the current situation, there is a discrepancy between the low-quality recyclate that is available on the market and the high-quality recyclate that is demanded by manufacturers. To increase the quality of recyclate on the market, a standardized process to reward a ‘design-for-recycling’ approach at the product development stage is needed. This paper proposes an allocation method that takes into account material compositions and common recycling processes and incentivizes the preservation of high-quality grades of recyclate based on grade purity.

In Zeiten knapper werdender Ressourcen, steigender Luftverschmutzung, überlasteter Verkehrsinfrastruktur und des Klimawandels wird der Bedarf an effizienten und zugleich differenzierten Mobilitätskonzepten für urbane Umgebung besonders deutlich. Pedelecs und Cargo-Pedelecs bieten hier eine interessante Alternative für persönliche Mobilität und innerstädtische Logistik. Die Vorteile liegen in der emissionsfreien Fortbewegung und den günstigen Anschaffungskosten. Bei den verwendeten Materialien liegt ökologisches Optimierungspotenzial vor.