Reuse
Aiming for appliance sustainability
Discover our tools to support your eco-design process
We support our members who want to develop eco-design products. The aim is to prevent end-of-life impacts right from the development and procurement phases. This process is an important lever in preventing waste, preserving natural resources and reducing the environmental impact of products placed on the market.
Eco-design for second life and end-of-life products
The eco-design of a product consists of developing it while taking into account the environmental impact of all the stages in its life cycle, right from the design phase. 80% of environmental impacts can be anticipated and reduced.
In particular, we can help you address all the issues associated with the final stage of the life cycle: end-of-life. It is then possible to anticipate the choice of materials, substances and assemblies that will promote quality reuse, repair and/or recycling, right from the design phase.
The integration of recycled materials from the processing of old equipment into new products is also part of this virtuous process.
Our eco-design support
In daily contact with collection service providers, players in the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) and the repair sector, recycling operators and many other stakeholders, we have in-depth knowledge of eco-design issues for each of the following activities:
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Repair
Anticipating device repairability (access to parts to be replaced) and the availability of spare parts and associated documentation
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Recycling
Using recyclable materials, limiting connections between parts and facilitating material separation.
We can support you in setting up your eco-design processes:
Advice on design and assembly choices for improved recyclability in treatment centres
We offer you a range of alternatives to help prevent waste. We provide you with best practice design sheets based on our expertise in end-of-life equipment. For each equipment type, these documents summarise the generic concepts applicable in any development of an eco-design product, and cover the choice of materials, the choice of connections between the materials/components, the presence and accessibility of pollutants, etc. These recommendations vary according to the type of equipment, since at the end of its life it will join different waste streams, and therefore different decontamination and treatment processes.
See our 4 practical information sheets:
Support regarding product recyclability
We help you assess and improve the recyclability of your equipment, to fully integrate recycling challenges into your eco-design initiatives. Our support is based on a technical and operational approach, tailored to your products:
- Train you in best practices for eco-designing easily recyclable products;
- Identify recycling disruptors: substances, connections between parts, surface treatments, etc.;
- Conduct a detailed recyclability assessment according to EN 45555 standard and in light of the ESPR regulation;
- Build a structured diagnostic to feed your eco-design initiatives.
Our support can take place through awareness webinars, workshops with your design teams, product dismantling operations, etc.
To learn more, contact us at ecoconception@ecosystem.eco
Support for the integration of recycled materials
Today, it is possible to integrate secondary materials from the recycling of electrical equipment into new products. This means taking your technical needs into account and encouraging the production of high-quality recycled materials.
Provision of environmental data on the WEEE treatment channel
This data provides a reliable measure of the environmental impacts and benefits associated with the end of a product's life cycle.