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Basic Pages: circular economy

People

The Material Measurement Laboratory's (MML) Additive Manufacturing (AM) team consists of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers with a diversity of technical expertise. Feel free to contact us with questions or opportunities to collaborate.

Circular Economy Workshops

The workshops below demonstrate NIST's leadership connecting stakeholders—from government and industry to academia, the financial sector...

Material Science

There's no silver bullet to creating a circular economy for all materials. Different material types have their own chemical compositions...

Research Areas

NIST is working on several research areas to support the transition to a circular economy. Data and Decision Tools Material Science Impact...

Building Materials

Metrics and Tools for Sustainable Buildings Stakeholders in the building sector need practical information, data, metrics, and tools that...

Textiles

Circular Economy for Textiles Textile waste comprises a rapidly growing fraction of the United States’ waste stream. Currently, only a very...

Products and Resources

Data and Decision Tools Material Science Impact Assessment Data and Decision Tools Standards ISO/TC 308 – Chain of custody : Focuses on...

Standards Work

The Systems Integration Division is providing leadership in two standards organizations: ASTM Subcommittee E60.13 on Sustainable...

Topics

SID is currently working on several topic areas: Closed-Loop Project Circular Product Design Circular Economy Ontology for Computer-Aided...
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Polymer Science

Circular economy projects related to polymer or plastic science. Recycling of Mixed Plastics Plastics made from recycled goods are often...

People

Data and Decision Tools Polymer Science Impact Assessment Textiles, High-Tech, and Construction

Electronics

Electronic waste is one of the fastest growing sectors of the solid waste stream in the U.S., and projections anticipate the stream will...
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Impact Assessment

Circular economy projects that measure the impacts of increasing circularity. Nanoplastic Arrays for Microspectroscopy Calibrations We are...
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Data and Decision Tools

Circular economy projects related to data and how it helps people make decisions to increase sustainability. LCA of Polymers (Plastics) to...

Our Team

The System Integration Division's Circular Economy team consists of NIST researchers with a diversity of technical expertise. Feel free to...

ISO/TC 323 on Circular Economy

Overview Organization of ISO/TC 323 Working Groups Overview What is ISO/TC 323 and what is it doing? ISO/TC 323 is a technical committee of...

ASTM E60.13 Standards

Workshop on manufacturing in a circular economy NIST and ASTM International hosted a standards roadmapping workshop on April 20-21. Read the...