Durability, reparability and recyclability: Applying material efficiency standards EN 4555x to mobile phones and tablet computers

Schischke, Karsten; Berwald, Anton; Dimitrova, Gergana; Rückschloss, Jana; Nissen, Nils F.; Schuster, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2022.02.103

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“…Use of the standards EN 45554:2020 (method for assessment of the ability to repair, reuse and upgrade of energy related products) and EN 45555:2019 (method for assessment of recyclability and recoverability of energy-related products) have been analysed in the context of the draft regulation on mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets (Schischke, et al, 2022). These standards explicitly mention that they are not intended to be directly applicable to individual product groups but require a further product group speci ic speci ication.…”

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Ecodesign requirements for circularity of servers and data storage products

Gydesen,

Hermann

2024

TemaNord

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1 Introduction 2 Scoping and state of play 2.1 Servers and data storage products 2.1.1 Servers 2.1.2 Data storage products 2.2 Technical evolution of servers and data storage products 2.2.1 A movement from HDD to SSD 2.2.2 Gallium based semiconductors 2.2.3 Quantum computing 2.2.4 On premises or cloud-based solutions 2.3 Critical raw materials 2.3.1 List of critical raw materials 2.3.2 Con lict materials 2.3.3 Use of critical Raw materials 2.3.4 Supply of critical raw materials 2.3.5 Reserves of CRMs in the EU and Nordic countries 2.3.6 Future needs for CRMs 2.3.7 Secondary raw material input 2.4 Plastics 2.4.1 Current state of plastics recycling and policy in the EU 2.4.2 The impact of plastic consumption, waste, and recycling 3 Legislation, voluntary initiatives, and standards 3.1 Legislation 3.1.1 The Ecodesign Directive and the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation (ESPR) 13. REE (magnets): REE used in permanent magnets such as neodymium and dysprosium 14. Without the RRE in the magnets

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Ecodesign requirements for circularity of servers and data storage products

Gydesen,

Hermann

2024

TemaNord

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“…Several indexes spread in the literature. Some approaches assess efficiency by comparing two or more scenarios by applying standards, such as CEN/ CENELEC EN 45552 (Rodriguez and Favi, 2022;Schischke, 2022). Some authors prefer assessing the sustainability of durability from the economic and environmental perspective by comparing sale and servitization or other Business Models (BMs), as Kanatli et al (2021) or Iraldo et al (2017).…”

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Durabot: The Tool to Introduce Durability in the Design Process

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The extension of the product lifecycle is crucial in the application of Circular Economy principles. However, when Energy Related Products are concerned, managing a durable product does not necessarily mean dealing with sustainable products. This happens because components and/or materials are affected by aging and lead to increased requirement of resources to run (i.e. electricity); there are certain trends that, although distinct from the previous facts, balance the effects of aging, i.e. energy grid mix decarbonization. In the present work an approach that considers both the economic and environmental consequences of durable products is proposed. The Durabot tool has been developed to accomplish the environmental analysis. The work overcomes the main literature criticalities: enables the assessment of environmental consequences of durability ; the evolution of energy grid mix is introduced; the environmental consequences of durable products in different lifecycle scenarios can be assessed during the design phase; therefore, the components to substitute and to make accessible are identified. The tool is intended to be used aiming at design for product lifecycle extension, maintaining both economic and environmental convenience

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“…However, many propositions will hardly come into being without stronger regulations, for manufacturers and designers to extend the lifespan of devices. The European Union is already working in this direction [36]. Among other initiatives, France has recently developed and enforced a reparability index which will soon be followed by a durability index [1].…”

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Obsolescence Paths: Living with Aging Devices

Mosesso,

Maudet,

Nano

et al. 2023

2023 International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S)

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Frequent renewal of digital devices accounts for a large share of their environmental impact because of fabrication environmental costs. This renewal is often attributed to sociocultural phenomena (e.g. presentation of self or persuasive marketing) and to broken hardware (e.g. shattered screens or degraded batteries). We investigate a complementary aspect: how people live with devices as they are gradually becoming obsolete. We present a qualitative interview-based study with 18 participants on the role of software factors on the feeling of smartphone obsolescence. We identify three types of factors pushing for device renewal: upgrade issues, storage issues, and malfunctions. We find that these issues accumulate over time until a threshold is passed leading to renewal: we define this process as an obsolescence path. This threshold is often tied to contextual and social concerns. We also outline the various strategies people use to prolong the life of the almost obsolete devices. Our results show that hardware and software obsolescence are tied, and should be considered together as they trace obsolescence paths. Based on these observations, we identify design opportunities to extend the lifespan of devices.

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Durability, reparability and recyclability: Applying material efficiency standards EN 4555x to mobile phones and tablet computers

Cited by 7 publications

References 15 publications

Ecodesign requirements for circularity of servers and data storage products

Ecodesign requirements for circularity of servers and data storage products

Durabot: The Tool to Introduce Durability in the Design Process

Obsolescence Paths: Living with Aging Devices

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