Business case

Producing electronics products for businesses and consumers, including cellular phones, personal computers, printers, servers, electronic computer components and peripherals, TVs, audio equipment, as well as household appliances, such as refrigerators, washing machines, etc.

Electronics and Appliances

Providing DIY repair kits or spare part programmes for enabling self-repair

Self-repair, spare part service

Designing products of multiple parts that can be easily exchanged

Design for modularity

Designing products so they are able to be easily repaired

Design for repair

Industries

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The principles of a circular economy concern designing out waste, regenerating ecosystems and keeping items in use. Decoupling the economy from material flows—improving the rate of resource productivity faster than the economic growth rate—is also a consistent guide. By evolving with the growing number of applications of circular economy principles, and consolidating these strategies across thematic areas, Circle Economy’s Key Elements Framework (KE) renders the elements of the circular economy salient and serves as a basis to derive contextual strategies and interventions. 


The Framework consists of:
- Core Elements: Activities directly handling product or material flows; and uniquely,
- Enabling Elements: those that remove obstacles for core actors.


Key elements of the circular economy

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Circle Economy's framework of strategies and activities that define the circular economy

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Based on the work of [Bocken et al. (2016)](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309699661_Product_design_and_business_model_strategies_for_a_circular_economy), the Four Flows Framework serves as a simple framework for managing resource flows in a circular economy by using less (Narrow), using for longer (Slow), using again (Cycle), and using clean, regenerative materials and energy (Regenerate).

These different principles of circular economy can be applied to our socioeconomic metabolism: we can design stocks like buildings, infrastructure, machinery, and vehicles to be rich resource mines for the future, and design manufactured goods and consumables to be cycled and made regenerative. Furthermore, the focus must also centre on getting more value out of fewer materials. Achieving the aims of a circular economy—minimising material use, regenerating the Earth, and preventing material losses—can be done through these four key strategies mentioned above.

Source: Circle Economy. (2023). *[The circularity gap report 2023](https://www.circularity-gap.world/2023)* (p.22). Amsterdam: Circle Economy. 

Four Flows Framework

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  iFixit   Hello from the future, where we’ve got VR tech right in our homes. Spoiler alert, though—stuff still breaks in the future, and we still need to repair it. The good news is that HTC Vive wants you to repair your own VR devices, and they are partnering with iFixit to make it happen.  HTC Vive customers in North America can purchase OEM replacement parts for VIVE CE and VIVE PRO headsets, VIVE Wireless Adapter, VIVE Tracker, and other peripherals on ifixit.com. iFixit also offers repair guides for the headsets and original VIVE controllers.  Virtual Reality is taking off in the COVID-19 pandemic, even as manufacturers have closed repair options for their customers. The ability to repair our devices and access replacement parts and repair information is more important than ever. HTC Vive is making strides to empower their customers to extend the life of their products. “This is groundbreaking. HTC is the first VR manufacturer to support their customers with the parts they need to keep their headsets functional,” said iFixit CEO, Kyle Weins. “iFixit is thrilled to help gamers fix their meatspace hardware so they can get back to their important cyberspace business.” Find the list of available parts here.          Gadgets          Right to Repair          Teardowns      

  HTC VIVE®, the leader in premium virtual reality (VR), announced today that it is partnering with iFixit, the leading supplier of replacement parts, toolkits, and repair guides for today’s most utilized consumer electronic devices. iFixit will offer official HTC Vive virtual reality (VR) system parts and accessories, empowering customers to extend the life of out-of-warranty products, while saving on both time and costs associated with hardware repairs & “down-time”.
“We hear from many customers who love their original HTC Vive headsets after years of use, but occasionally still need a specific part,” said Daniel O’Brien, General Manager, HTC America. “By partnering with iFixit, we’re taking an unprecedented approach to meeting the demands of our long-time customers who want to repair and continue to use their beloved headsets that may be out of warranty or no longer available through us.”
“This is groundbreaking. HTC is the first VR manufacturer to support their customers with the parts they need to keep their headsets functional,” said Kyle Weins, CEO and Co-founder, iFixit. “iFixit is thrilled to help gamers fix their meatspace hardware so they can get back to their important cyberspace business.”
HTC Vive customers in North America may now order specific replacement parts for VIVE CE and VIVE PRO headsets, VIVE Wireless Adapter, VIVE Tracker, and other peripherals such as wall mounts and cables. Additionally, iFixit offers repair guides for the headsets and original VIVE controllers.
For more on HTC Vive and iFixit and to see a list of available parts, please visit: https://www.ifixit.com/HTC-Vive/HTC-Vive
  


  
    
    
      
        
  


  






      
    
    
  
  

  HTC has partnered with iFixit to make its Vive virtual reality systems more repairable, selling a list of screws, cables, adapters, and other standalone components directly to consumers. In a blog post, HTC says the move is aimed at helping people whose headsets are out of warranty or potentially no longer being sold. iFixit also offers repair guides for the original Vive, the Vive Pro, the original Vive controller, and the Vive Pro Eye.
HTC confirmed to The Verge that this is the first time consumers have been able to order many of these replacement parts directly. A few listings, like a $3.99 controller lanyard, wouldn’t be hard to find through other sellers. But VR headsets are specialized and niche devices, so if you want a replacement foam pad ($19.99) and set of headphones ($59.99) for your Vive audio strap, or you’ve lost the power adapter for your link box ($19.99), this is a lot more reliable than hunting for an unofficial replacement.
The Vive, first released in 2016, has always been a relatively modular headset compared to the Sony PlayStation VR or Oculus Rift and Quest lineup. HTC has released several upgrade kits with features like wireless streaming and eye tracking, some of which have been later integrated into standalone headset packages. (Its latest module is a lip tracker.) The consumer-focused Vive Cosmos — which iFixit doesn’t list an official guide for — comes in multiple variants with different swappable faceplates. The entire Vive ecosystem is built on top of Valve’s SteamVR, and some pieces are cross-compatible with the Valve Index. As HTC keeps building out its ecosystem, a home repair option seems like a natural fit for the brand.
  


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<p>HTC Vive customers in North America can purchase OEM replacement parts for VIVE CE and VIVE PRO headsets, VIVE Wireless Adapter, VIVE Tracker, and other peripherals on ifixit.com. iFixit also offers repair guides for the headsets and original VIVE controllers.</p>