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Circular Economy Research

A circular economy aims to keep products, components, and materials at their highest utility and value at all times.

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Today's economic model of "take, make, dispose" is reaching its physical limits and must be replaced. Resource scarcity, climate changes, waste accumulation and pollution are challenges that our society will face in the near future.

A change towards circular economy will be crucial for value creation, economic growth and waste- and resource management in the coming decades.

Circular economy provides solutions for how to create more value out of less resources and will provide vast opportunities for innovation and business creation for those who master circular economy.

Through our research on circular economy, SINTEF develops competence and technology through cross-disciplinary cooperation to assist our customers in creating their future business: Profitable and sustainable.


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Sawdust becomes environmentally friendly fish feed

Sawdust becomes environmentally friendly fish feed

By converting by-products from the sawmill industry into proteins for fish feed, both the forestry and fish feed industries can achieve a more environmentally friendly and high-quality product

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Ti-ReX

Ti-ReX

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Framework for smart condition reassessment of reclaimed timber to extend the service life of long-lived wood products using non-destructive testing and automated data postprocessing