Applying circular economy principles to laboratory consumables using the material circularity indicator

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dc.contributor.authorSonmez, Vildan Zulal
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T11:40:05Z
dc.date.available2026-07-01T11:40:05Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentDüzce Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractSingle-use lab consumables are the main contributors to plastic waste. This study aimed to investigate the performance of laboratory consumables in relation to circularity, assessed with the help of the Material Circularity Indicator across the examined circular economy scenarios. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation created MCI to determine the circularity of materials. The scenarios included landfill (S0), reuse of some items (S1), substitution with biodegradable or biobased materials (S2), use of recycled content (S3), recycling of waste packaging (S4), and an integrated approach (S5), which combines all measures. Results indicated a considerably heightened material circularity. The MCI was at its lowest with a value of 0.10 in S0 (Landfill). In S1, circularity increased to 0.25 (Reuse), and 0.33 in S2 (Biobased/Biodegradable Alternatives), while S3 (Recycled Content) gave a slight improvement (MCI = 0.14). Of the analysed scenarios, the integrated scenario (S5) had the highest circularity (MCI = 0.85). Accounting for packaging waste reduces the MCI to 0.51, reflecting lower circularity owing to the short-lived nature of packaging materials despite high recycling rates. In general, the results show that reuse and biobased adoption can significantly enhance circularity. The study contributes to the implementation of circular economy measures in laboratories in an original and practice-oriented way by adapting the MCI framework to research laboratories.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s41207-026-01106-y
dc.identifier.issn2365-6433
dc.identifier.issn2365-7448
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105034909185
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s41207-026-01106-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/23631
dc.identifier.volume11
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001722937000001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorSonmez, Vildan Zulal
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Heidelberg
dc.relation.ispartofEuro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260623
dc.subject[Keyword Not Available]
dc.titleApplying circular economy principles to laboratory consumables using the material circularity indicator
dc.typeArticle

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