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Safe and Sustainable Material Loops

RIVM

Creating safe and sustainable material loops in a circular economy (SSML). RIVM has laid the foundations of a framework to assess whether raw materials from waste can be used safely and sustainably. In this integral approach, the risk assessment of a substance is compared with the benefits of its reuse for the environment. The framework integrates legally established rules, existing risk limits and new methods into one coherent, tiered system. 

Themes

Human toxicity
Human toxicity indirect (emissions)
Climate change
Particulate matter
Smog
Ionizing radiation
Biohazard
Acidification
Ecotoxicity
Eutrophication
Ozone depletion
Material efficiency, see also circularity
Water quantity
Land use
Non-renewable resources (inc. energy)
Supply security / critical raw materials
Smart Use and design
Extending the lifespan
Usefull application of materials

Assessment type

Quantitative

Spatial focus of impact

General

Life Cycle

Cradle to grave
Multiple cycles

Technical Stage

Concept
Development
Commercial

Model data

Default values

Open Access and method

Yes

English available

Yes

Geographical scale

Local

Object: Product; feedstock