Actual Recovery – Percentage of outflow materials recovered at the end of life

Actual Recovery - Percentage of outflow materials recovered at the end of life

Unit

: Percentage (%) (of kilograms or cubic meters)

Indicator

: Waste minimized, reused, composted or recycled

Metric type

: Response

Framework alignment notes

GBF Target 16

WBCSD CTI 41 - Outlow

Target example
i

An example target and the target source are presented to illustrate how a target could be set for this metric. Learn more on the Methodology page.

[Company name] will increase the amount of [material type] recovered in [site] by [target amount, in absolute kg or m3, or percentage] by [target year], compared to a [baseline year] baseline.

Target source: WBCSD target template

Sector

Built Environment

Value chain stage

Raw Materials Manufacturing End of Life

Metric assessment

Relevance: Low

Feasibility: Low

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Actual Recovery - Percentage of outflow materials recovered at the end of life

Framework alignment notes

Target example
i

An example target and the target source are presented to illustrate how a target could be set for this metric. Learn more on the Methodology page.

Sector

Value chain stage

Metric assessment

Related actions

Use recycled, renewable, or biodegradable materials to reduce reliance on virgin and fossil-based resources

Promote the reuse, recovery, and recycling of residuals and by-products to reduce waste

Minimize waste from single-use packaging by redesigning products and systems to prioritize circularity

Optimize waste segregation processes to facilitate upcycling, reuse or sale of byproducts of wastestreams

Design processes and products to minimize waste and maximize circularity

Actual Recovery - Percentage of outflow materials recovered at the end of life

Framework alignment notes

Target example i An example target and the target source are presented to illustrate how a target could be set for this metric. Learn more on the Methodology page.

Sector

Value chain stage

Metric assessment

Related actions

Use recycled, renewable, or biodegradable materials to reduce reliance on virgin and fossil-based resources

Promote the reuse, recovery, and recycling of residuals and by-products to reduce waste

Minimize waste from single-use packaging by redesigning products and systems to prioritize circularity

Optimize waste segregation processes to facilitate upcycling, reuse or sale of byproducts of wastestreams

Design processes and products to minimize waste and maximize circularity

Target example
i

An example target and the target source are presented to illustrate how a target could be set for this metric. Learn more on the Methodology page.