Overview of different types of circular logistics nodes and circular operations
| Type of circular logistics node | Role/purpose | Examples | Circular operations performed in the node | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collection | Gatekeeping | Assessment and pricing | Sorting | Cleaning | Repairing | Re-selling | Re-manufacturing | |||
| Store | Repair, rental, resale | Nudie Jeans repair stores (SE), IKEA circular hub | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | |
| High consumer interaction | ||||||||||
| Recycling center | Waste management; recycling | Municipal e-waste sorting centers, Kamikatsu zero waste center (JP) | ☑ | ☑ | ||||||
| Low interaction, mostly drop-off from consumers | ||||||||||
| Repair center | Repair; remanufacturing | Currys repair center (UK) | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | |||
| Medium interaction, consumer and retail stores request services | ||||||||||
| Resale warehouse | Resale. Limited consumer interaction; mostly business-to-business or online consumers | Sellpy (SE), ThredUp (USA) | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | |||
| Production facility | Remanufacturing | MUD Jeans (NL) | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ||||
| Limited consumer interaction; mostly business-to-business | ||||||||||
| Type of circular logistics node | Role/purpose | Examples | Circular operations performed in the node | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collection | Gatekeeping | Assessment and pricing | Sorting | Cleaning | Repairing | Re-selling | Re-manufacturing | |||
| Store | Repair, rental, resale | Nudie Jeans repair stores (SE), IKEA circular hub | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | |
| High consumer interaction | ||||||||||
| Recycling center | Waste management; recycling | Municipal e-waste sorting centers, Kamikatsu zero waste center (JP) | ☑ | ☑ | ||||||
| Low interaction, mostly drop-off from consumers | ||||||||||
| Repair center | Repair; remanufacturing | Currys repair center (UK) | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | |||
| Medium interaction, consumer and retail stores request services | ||||||||||
| Resale warehouse | Resale. Limited consumer interaction; mostly business-to-business or online consumers | Sellpy (SE), ThredUp (USA) | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | |||
| Production facility | Remanufacturing | MUD Jeans (NL) | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ||||
| Limited consumer interaction; mostly business-to-business | ||||||||||
Note(s): Circular operations that can be performed in node ☑