Circular Economy, Recycling & Remanufacturing worked example

Reuse Loop Turnover at 66% loop availability: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop loop availability to 66%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate how many reusable assets, components, or containers can complete a loop in the planning period.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Assets completed per reuse loop cycle: 45 assets / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available reuse loop cycles: 72 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Loop availability: 66 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 92)
  • Usable return yield: 96 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross reuse loop turnover = assets completed per reuse loop cycle × available reuse loop cycles.
  • Good reuse loop turnover works out to 2,053 good units at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross reuse loop turnover works out to 3,240 good units at these inputs.
  • Reuse Loop Turnover lost to downtime works out to 1,102 good units at these inputs.
  • Reuse Loop Turnover lost to rejects or rework works out to 85.54 good units at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where loop availability sits at 92% and the headline result is 2,862 good units, this scenario comes in 28.26% below the baseline at 2,053 good units.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to loop availability, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It assumes availability and yield are steady averages over the period; seasonal return spikes, a backlog of assets stuck in the field, or a one-off contamination event will break the steady-state estimate.

Results at a glance

  • Good reuse loop turnover: 2,053 good units (headline result)
  • Gross reuse loop turnover: 3,240 good units
  • Reuse Loop Turnover lost to downtime: 1,102 good units
  • Reuse Loop Turnover lost to rejects or rework: 85.54 good units

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Reuse Loop Turnover calculator, set loop availability to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.