For example some companies that provide household equipment such as washing machines are now focussing on providing the service of 'domestic laundry' rather than on selling washing machines. They are experimenting with the idea of giving a washing machine to their customers, who then pay for every wash rather than for the machine. This encourages customers to be more efficient with the way they wash their clothes and means that the machine remains the responsibility of the service provider. This then encourages service providers to design washing machines that last longer and are easier to dispose of. The provision of floor covering is another example - providing carpet tiles means that material use is high.
Customers are responsible for disposal of the tiles and buy new ones when they are finished.
Interface, a company that provides floor covering, provides recyclable carpet tiles. Customers return the tiles when finished for recycling and are supplied with new floor covering also made out of recyclable material. Processes like this aim towards 'closed loop systems'. With products like these it may be that the waste associated can be used to 'fuel' another type of process. For generations, human and animal waste has been used as a fertiliser to grow more food.