Summary

Recommendation ITU-T L.1023 outlines an assessment method for circularity scoring of information and communication technology (ICT) goods.

The assessment method consists of three steps:

1)          Setting the relevance and applicability (R) of each criterion for circular product design (CCPD) for the ICT goods at hand,

2)          Assess the margin of improvement (MI) of each criterion,

3)          Calculate the circularity score (score) from 0 to 100% for the ICT good at hand for all three circular design guideline groups (CDGGs). This includes:

–     Using a predefined value matrix to identify the % score from 0 to 100 for each combination of R×MI.

–     Average the included criteria for the ICT good at hand separately for all three groups: product durability, ability to recycle, repair, reuse, and upgrade from equipment and manufacturer level.