In the phase of product planning and product development, highest efficiency in reduction of environmental pollution is obtained. It is an ecological and economical necessity to save resources during production, not to environmentally stress the utilization phase nor the disposal by hazardous material, as well as to facilitate the utilization/disposal by easy dismantling, thus minimizing disposal costs.
The concept of <recycling> implies, according to VDI 2243 re-utilization as well as reprocessing and exploitation.