ReCirclo

Case 25: ReCirclo

Designing AI-Enhanced Solutions for a Triple Bottom Line World

ReCirclo is a Barcelona-based startup developing modular repair and reuse kiosks for electronic devices. The kiosks use AI-powered diagnostics to determine whether broken phones, tablets, and laptops should be repaired, reused for components, or recycled. The company combines circular-economy principles with design thinking while pursuing environmental protection, social inclusion, and financial viability.

In this case, you will explore:

• how businesses can balance environmental, social, and economic value through the Triple Bottom Line;
• how circular-economy principles can reduce electronic waste and extend product lifecycles;
• how design thinking and AI can support more responsive and user-centred sustainable solutions.

ReCirclo demonstrates how circularity, human-centred design, and artificial intelligence can work together to make repair and reuse easier, more accessible, and more attractive.

Main learning theme: Triple Bottom Line
Additional learning theme: Design Thinking and Problem Solving with AI
Suitable for: Learners interested in circular economy, electronics, AI, design thinking, repair, or sustainable innovation