The Circularity Package is a database prepared by GreenDelta that allows to trace circularity indicators across the ecoinvent database. The package allows to calculate the Material Circularity Indicator (Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2019), the Circularity Index (Cullen J. M., 2017) and newly added in v3 are the indicators by the ISO 59020:2024 standard.
The work is one of its kind as circularity indicators are not usually traced along the entire supply chain but are rather calculated with material and energy flows in the last phases of production.
Main changes compared to the last version
- Ecoinvent 3.12 cut-off background database used
- New impact categories for circularity which reflect better ISO 59020:2024
- Updated script including improved user interface for pop-up window
- Database is waiting for third party review
Obtain Circularity Package v3
The Circularity Package can be obtained in the market place for openLCA, Nexus: https://nexus.openlca.org/database/Circularity%20Package
An ecoinvent v3.12 licence is required to use the database.
In the case you need support using this database, you can book a support hour with the GreenDelta team here: https://nexus.openlca.org/service/openLCA%20Support%20(help%20desk)