EN 17861:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2023
Netekstilne, tekstilne, laminirane in modularne mehansko spojene talne obloge -
Krožno gospodarstvo - Izrazi in definicije
Resilient, textile, laminate and modular mechanical locked floor coverings - Circular
Economy - Terms and definitions
Elastische, textile, Laminat- und modulare mechanisch verriegelnde Bodenbeläge -
Kreislaufwirtschaft - Begriffe
Revêtements de sol résilients, textiles, stratifiés et modulaires à clipsage mécanique -
Économie circulaire - Termes et définitions
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17861:2023
ICS:
01.040.13 Okolje. Varovanje zdravja. Environment. Health
Varnost (Slovarji) protection. Safety
(Vocabularies)
01.040.97 Oprema za dom in trgovino. Domestic and commercial
Razvedrilo. Šport (Slovarji) equipment. Entertainment.
Sports (Vocabularies)
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
97.150 Talne obloge Floor coverings
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 17861
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 01.040.13; 01.040.97; 13.030.50; 97.150
English Version
Resilient, textile, laminate and modular mechanical locked
floor coverings - Circular Economy - Terms and definitions
Revêtements de sol résilients, textiles, stratifiés et Elastische, textile, Laminat- und modulare mechanisch
modulaires à clipsage mécanique - Économie circulaire verriegelnde Bodenbeläge - Kreislaufwirtschaft -
- Termes et définitions Begriffe
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
Bibliography .10

European foreword
This document (EN 17861:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 134 “Resilient,
textile, laminate and modular mechanical locked floor coverings”, the secretariat of which is held by NBN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2024, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by January 2024.
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following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
This document is intended to provide producers, distributors and consumers of floor coverings with a
clear understanding of how terms widely used with reference to the circular economy are defined by and
apply specifically to the flooring sector. Figure 1 shows the material flows for floor covering in a circular
economy.
Figure 1 — Schematic diagram showing the various material flows for floor coverings in a
circular economy
1 Scope
This document defines terms regarding circular economy that are used by the flooring sector.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
circular economy
economic system aimed at maintaining the value of products, materials and resources for as long as
possible by extracting the maximum value from them whilst in use, then recovering and regenerating
products and materials at the end of each service life, while minimizing the generation of waste
Note 1 to entry: It entails gradually decoupling economic activity from the consumption of finite resources and
designing waste out of the system. It is based on three principles:
— Design out waste and pollution.
— Keep products and materials in use.
— Regenerate natural systems.
[SOURCES: Adapted from:
1) Plastics Recyclers Europe Glossary https://www.plasticsrecyclers.eu/glossary
2) Ellen Mac Arthur Foundation “What is a circular economy”
www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/circular-economy/concept]
3.2
reuse
use of a product more than once in its original form
Note 1 to entry: The term “reuse” can be applied to floor covering which is uplifted at the end of its first life from
one setting and used again in a different setting, thus extending its use phase.
[SOURCE: ISO 15270:2008, Definition 3.32, modified by taking only the definition and using the term in
its non-hyphenated form]
3.3
design for recycling
approach to the design of a product that facilitates recycling at the end of its useful life
3.4
biomass
material of biological origin, excluding material embedded in geological formations or transformed to
fossilized material and excluding peat
Note 1 to entry: This includes organic material (both living and dead) from above and below ground, e.g. trees,
crops, grasses, tree litter, algae, animals and waste of biological origin, e.g. manure.
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14021:2016, Definition: 3.1.1]
3.5
bio-based
derived from biomass
Note 1 to entry: It is essential to characterize the amount of biomass contained in the product by its (total) bio-
based content.
[SOURCE: EN 16575:2014, Definition 2.1, modified by taking only the definition]
3.5.1
bio-based material content
proportion, by mass, of material in a flooring product that is derived from biomass
Note 1 to entry: Expressed as a percentage of the total mass of the product.
3.5.2
bio-based carbon content
fraction of carbon from biomass in a product
Note 1 to entry: There are several ways to express bio-based carbon content, including a percentage mass, total
carbon content, or total organic carbon content of the sample.
[SOURCE: EN 16575:2014: Bio-based products – Vocabulary]
3.6
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