The 'feasibility study for setting-up reference values to support the calculation of recyclability / recoverability rates of electr(on)ic products' commissioned by the Joint Research Centre is embedded in the activities of the European Commission targeting the improvement of the resource...

Executive summary This report has been developed within the project "Technical support for Environmental Footprinting, material efficiency in product policy and the European Platform on LCA" (2013-2016) funded by the Directorate-General for Environment. It aims to develop a standardisable method...

The present report intends to provide scientific evidence of the feasibility of defining extraction times for the dismantling of EEE and how the measurement method should be structured. The development of a standardised method for measuring the extraction time of a product's target parts should...

The present report focuses on the analysis of durability of washing machines. In particular the main objective was to develop an endurance procedure to test performance of washing machines, to highlight strengths, limitations and potentials for future improvements.