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IPC COMMUNITY 30 WINTER 2025 reuse, remanufacture, recycling, and waste reduction, as highlighted in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation butterfly diagram (Figure 2). The iNEMI Roadmap analyzes cir- cularity in detail, mapping out needs, gaps, and solutions. It highlights the following key trends: • Leadership for change: Some companies will act as the leading change agents to demonstrate a new value proposition with finan- cial success and thus help follow- ers navigate the new space. • Business model: Circularity requires significant changes to the manufacturing business model, e.g., from product-oriented to service-oriented (i.e., toward electronics-as-a-service). New business models may also be needed to extend to current collection and recycling networks. • Metrics and methodology: Although there are many metrics and methodologies that have been devel- oped for circularity, one suitable for electronics remains to be established and standardized. • Technologies to support cost-effective reuse, remanufacturing, and recycling: In busi- ness-to-business market segments, reuse, reman- ufacturing, and recycling have made significant Figure 3: Compound materials used in PCBs and their manufacture, the associated sustainability issues, and technology readiness of the appropriate recycling and reuse technologies. Figure 2: One half of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation butterfly diagram for circularity: The technical cycle.

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