CWA 18119:2024

A methodology to improve the recyclability rate of Strategic/Critical Metals from car electronics

Scope

This document defines a method to support all the automotive actors in identifying the presence of SCMs in car electronics, particularly in ECUs, and disassembling/separating/recycling these components in a proper way. The final aim is improving the recyclability rate of SCMs from cars, create a market for secondary SCMs and reuse SCMs in new high-value applications.
The overall goal of the CEN Workshop is developing a CWA related to:
a) the identification of SCMs embedded ECUs (PCBs);
b) the information sharing among all the actors involved (for several reasons and with different roles) in automotive supply chains.
This document is intended to be used by car makers, car parts manufactures or suppliers and ELVs managers (e.g. car dismantlers and/or shredder companies which process ELVs). This document can support the policy makers in the development of a future digital product passport specific for PCBs and is based on the experience and results developed within TREASURE project. This activity is coherent with the new version of ELV regulation under development [7] and the current WEEE regulations [10].
Finally, the procedure could be adoptable by other sectors where the presence of electronics is relevant and SCMs can be recycled and reused.