To minimize waste by prolonging product life by re-using all or parts of the product in existing or new applications

To reduce waste a physical facility that is digital and globally available is to be tested and developed in Uddevalla. The complex includes the entire process from the reuse or recycling of end-of-life products to new production, reproduction or repair. The end-of-life products can consist of as collected marine waste, household and industrial waste, waste from forestry, steel and stone industry. The facility’s digital infrastructure makes it globally available. 3D-printed products can be designed and ordered irrespective of the customer's geographical location. The process involves the whole chain from collection through sorting, washing and milling to input for production, repair or reproduction using 3D-print technique. There are both economic and environmental incentives for testers. For example, the waste from stone, steel and forest industry goes from being a cost to become a sought after commodity. There are also large degrees of design freedom through the possibilities 3D printing provides. The test bed developer which is Uddevalla municipality, have commitments to become a sustainable city with increased circular economy. Other participants are research performers, public housing and industry.