Background and glossary of indicators
Indicators were selected to support the strategic objectives (SO) for the construction sector and the biomass sector respectively. To arrive at an informed assessment of circularity, there is at least one unique indicator per SO that is mandatory to assess, except for the SO on energy (SO23). Depending on your ambition and data availability, you can choose additional indicators that you wish to evaluate, depending on your context specific needs.
The table here lists the construction and biomass sector indicators. For the calculation of indicators, you will follow the specific methodology for each indicator, laid out in the indicator protocol that also specifies a description, unit and data needs.
Indicator glossary - construction
The indicators used for the construction SCA were the following eight, with 16 additional ones available. The methodology of indicator assessment is described in the linked metadata of each indicator. These indicators are all related to the construction sector specifically and do not account for the urban economy as a whole.
| Indicator | Description |
|---|---|
| Domestic material consumption (DMC) | The total amount of materials directly used by an economy and is defined as the annual quantity of raw materials extracted from the domestic territory, plus all physical imports minus all physical exports. See Eurostat |
| Circular Material Use rate | The circular material use rate (CMU), also called Circularity rate measures, in percentage, the share of material recovered and fed back into the economy - thus saving extraction of primary raw materials - in overall material use. A higher Circularity rate value indicates more secondary materials substituting for primary raw materials i.e. avoiding the environmental impacts of extracting primary material. |
| EU self-sufficiency for raw materials | Measures how much the city is independent from the rest of the world for several raw materials. |
| EOL recycling rate | The End-of-Life Recycling Rate (EoL RR) measures the efficiency with which the mass contained in End-of-Life products is collected, pre-treated, and finally recycled. |
| Amount of sector specific waste that is produced | Total mass of waste for sector. |
| EOL processing rate | The End-of-Life Processing Rate (EoL PR) measures the efficiency of the end-of-life processing process. |
| Incineration rate | Mass percentage of waste which is incinerated. |
| Landfilling rate | Mass percentage of waste which is landfilled. |
Indicator glossary - biomass
The indicators used for the biomass SCA were the following nine, with 15 additional ones available. The methodology of indicator assessment is described in the linked metadata of each indicator. These indicators are all related to the biomass sector specifically and do not account for the urban economy as a whole.
| Indicator | Description |
|---|---|
| Domestic material consumption (DMC) | The total amount of materials directly used by an economy and is defined as the annual quantity of raw materials extracted from the domestic territory, plus all physical imports minus all physical exports. See Eurostat |
| Share of secondary materials in DMC | This indicator assesses the significance of secondary materials in the economy. |
| EU self-sufficiency for raw materials | The indicator measures how much the city is independent from the rest of the world for several raw materials. |
| Quantity of material for anaerobic digestion | Estimates mass of materials going to anaerobic digestion. |
| Quantity of material for composting | Estimates mass of materials going to composting at demo, sector and city scale. |
| Amount of sector specific waste that is produced | Total mass of waste for sector. |
| End of Life Processing Rate | The End-of-Life Processing Rate (EoL PR) measures the efficiency of the end-of-life processing process. |
| Incineration rate | Mass percentage of waste which is incinerated. |
| Landfilling rate | Mass percentage of waste which is landfilled. |