Circular Economy, Recycling & Remanufacturing worked example

Core Recovery Rate at 78% target core recovery rate: a worked example

This scenario runs the core recovery rate calculation on the strong side: 78% target core recovery rate, with every other input held at its documented default. a team needs to adjust core deposits, collection channels, or dealer return incentives for a core return program

The inputs for this scenario

  • Usable cores returned: 1,380 cores (unchanged)
  • Eligible cores expected from sold units or service population: 2,100 cores (unchanged)
  • Target core recovery rate: 78 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 68)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Core Recovery Rate = usable cores returned ÷ eligible cores expected from sold units or service population × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 65.71 % for core recovery rate result, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12.29 points for core recovery rate gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,380 count for usable cores returned.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,100 count for eligible cores expected from sold units or service population.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target core recovery rate sits at 68% and the headline result is 65.71 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 65.71 %.
  • Use it when reviewing core program health, setting or adjusting core charges, or diagnosing why a reman line is short on cores. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Core Recovery Rate result: 65.71 % (headline result)
  • Core Recovery Rate gap to target: 12.29 points
  • Usable cores returned: 1,380 count
  • Eligible cores expected from sold units or service population: 2,100 count

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Core Recovery Rate calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.