The initial developments will focus on creating the technology necessary for a shoe to be disassembled and/or prepared for reintegration into the production chain, giving it a second life. The roles of partners and companies are essential in developing the required technologies and ensuring their integration into the industry. Universities, in turn, contribute not only scientifically by underpinning the necessary developments but also by acting as a bridge to disseminate advancements in academic sectors. The adoption of the achieved solutions will be strongly encouraged through dissemination, transfer, and the publication of scientific articles, allowing both the industry and the scientific community to embrace these technologies. In the long term, companies will enhance their capabilities. The project results will contribute to improving product durability, ensuring that manufacturing considers future remanufacturing possibilities. These solutions can be extended to different sectors that could also benefit from them.
The eco-design guide, aimed at promoting remanufacturing and ultimately facilitating the recyclability of consumer goods, seeks to enable product repair and prevent inadequate practices that could lead to recurring errors through modifications in the manufacturing process and/or in the products themselves. Additionally, for cases where remanufacturing is not feasible, the guide will facilitate product recyclability at the end of its useful life. This eco-design guide will contribute to the project’s overarching principles by enhancing the circularity of goods manufacturing, minimizing resource use and waste generation. Moreover, it will introduce a new approach to the production process and the composition of manufactured products with a focus on remanufacturing, making it one of the expected outcomes of the project. The results outlined in this document are expected to be adopted by companies in the manufacturing sector, particularly in footwear production.
