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Introduction
At Compone, we work directly with disposers to explore what can be created from the products they handle at end of life. By understanding what comes back, we can design better, plan smarter, and ensure valuable materials find their way into new, useful applications.
From disposal to design
Every product will one day be disposed of, and that’s where opportunity begins.
We collaborate with disposers to look at their material streams not as waste, but as resources. Together, we identify what’s available, what qualities these materials have, and what they could become next.
Because without a clear next life, recycling doesn’t make sense. Circularity only works when there’s a destination.
Closing the loop, together
This partnership goes beyond recycling.
By working closely with disposers, we can:
1. Plan ahead: knowing what materials will return, in what form, and when.
2. Develop meaningful applications: designing products that fit real, available resources.
3. Keep materials in motion: ensuring what’s disposed finds a fitting new purpose.
Sometimes, those new products are even used by the disposers themselves, creating a perfect loop within their own operations or networks.
A shared responsibility
Collaboration with disposers connects two worlds that rarely meet: end-of-life management and product development.
By aligning these perspectives, we can close material cycles more effectively, reducing waste, improving transparency, and building practical pathways for circular design.
Final Thoughts
Circularity doesn’t start at production. It starts with a conversation, with the people who know our materials at their end. By co-creating with disposers, we build that missing link between waste and value, between what was and what’s next.
