EN 45557:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2020
Splošna metoda za ocenjevanje deleža recikliranega materiala v proizvodih,
povezanih z energijo
General method for assessing the proportion of recycled material content in energy
related products
Allgemeines Verfahren zur Bewertung des Anteils an recyceltem Materials von
energieverbrauchsrelevanter Produkte
Méthode générale pour l’évaluation du contenu en matériaux recyclés des produits liés à
l’énergie
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 45557:2020
ICS:
13.020.20 Okoljska ekonomija. Environmental economics.
Trajnostnost Sustainability
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 45557
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2020
ICS 13.020.20
English version
General method for assessing the proportion of recycled
material content in energy-related products
Méthode générale pour l'évaluation du contenu en Allgemeines Verfahren zur Bewertung des Anteils an
matériaux recyclés des produits liés à l'énergie recyceltem Material von energieverbrauchsrelevanten
Produkten
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 February 2020.

CEN and CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for
giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical
references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to
any CEN and CENELEC member.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
3.1 Definitions . 5
3.1.1 Definitions related to materials . 5
3.1.2 Other definitions . 6
3.2 Abbreviations . 6
4 General assessment procedure. 7
5 Description of material composition of ErPs . 7
5.1 Scope of the assessment . 7
5.2 Material declaration clustering and unspecified materials . 8
5.3 Distinction between pre-consumer material and post-consumer material . 8
5.3.1 General. 8
5.3.2 Pre-consumer material . 8
5.3.3 Post-consumer material . 10
6 Traceability . 12
7 Calculation of recycled materials content . 12
7.1 General considerations . 12
7.2 Verification and mass balance process for parts or ErPs . 12
7.3 General method for recycled materials content calculation for parts or ErPs . 14
8 Reporting recycled materials content aspects . 15
8.1 General. 15
8.2 Elements of the assessment report . 15
Annex A (normative) Additional guidance for materials . 16
Annex B (informative) Example for the calculation of recycled materials content in an ErP . 22
Bibliography . 24

European foreword
This document (EN 45557:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/CLC/JTC 10 “Energy-
related products – Material Efficiency Aspects for Ecodesign”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
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 October 2020, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by October 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
The dual logo CEN-CENELEC standardization deliverables, in the numerical range of 45550 to 45559,
have been developed under standardization request M/543 of the European Commission and are
intended to potentially apply to any product within the scope of the Directive 2009/125/EC concerning
energy-related products (ErP).
Topics covered in the above standardization request are linked to the following material efficiency
aspects:
a) Extending product lifetime;
b) Ability to re-use components or recycle materials from products at end-of-life;
c) Use of re-used components and/or recycled materials in products.
These standards are general in nature and describe or define fundamental principles, concepts,
terminology or technical characteristics. They can be cited together with other product-specific, or
product-group, standards, e.g. developed by product technical committees.
This document is intended to be used by technical committees when producing horizontal, generic, and
product, or product-group, standards.
NOTE CEN/CENELEC/JTC 10 is a joint TC, and uses either CEN or CENELEC foreword templates, as
appropriate. The template for the current document is correct at the time of publication.
Attention is drawn to safety and other legislation relevant to ErP. Their purpose is to ensure that all
products intended for or likely to be used by consumers and other users under normal or reasonable
foreseeable conditions are safe.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
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, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
The recycled material content of a new product is a characteristic of the product and its parts, which
contributes to material efficiency, in addition to the potentials of reusability, recyclability and
recoverability.
With a focus on the efficient and effective use of natural resources, primary materials are often able to
be substituted by recycled materials, reducing the demand for primary materials, with related potential
environmental, social and economic implications. These could include reduced mining and consumption
of natural resources, reduced landfill, reduced emissions and energy savings. The overall environmental
impact will depend on the difference in the impacts of making materials from primary sources (oil, ore,
etc.) vs. reprocessing waste into secondary materials which would directly substitute primary
materials.
The benefit of increasing recycled materials content in products is, in many cases, the incentivisation of
recycling of end-of-life (EoL) waste material through the stimulation of demand for recycled materials.
In other cases, where there is already high demand for recycled materials compared to the available
supply, the link between specification of higher recycled materials content and the incentivisation of
recycling is weaker. In that case, specification of recycled materials content may not be relevant to eco-
design. The rationale for specifying recycled materials content, therefore needs to be considered for
each material individually depending on the specific supply/demand situation.
This document facilitates the provision of substantiated claims of the recycled materials content of
energy-related products (ErPs). Key for substantiated claims for new products is the recognition of the
chain of custody (CoC), which allows the tracing of recycled materials from different sources.
1 Scope
This document specifies a general method for assessing the proportion of recycled material in an
energy-related product. This document is applicable as the framework to be used for defining the
assessment of recycled materials content in specific product groups.
It is not intended to generate publicly available product information and compare products in the
absence of a product standard based on this document.
This document does not cover aspects such as quality and physical properties of recycled materials.
This document does not apply to the assessment of reused components.
NOTE EN 45556:2019 provides a general method for assessing the proportion of reused components in ErPs.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 45559, Methods for providing information relating to material efficiency aspects of energy-related
products
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
NOTE See CLC/TR 45550:- for additional definitions related to material efficiency of ErP.
3.1.1 Definitions related to materials
3.1.1.1
primary material
material made from virgin raw material(s)
3.1.1.2
recycled material
material which is either pre-consumer material or post-consumer material
Note 1 to entry: The terms “recycled material” and “secondary material” have the same meaning in this
document.
Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: CLC/prTR 45550:201X.
3.1.1.3
pre-consumer material
material diverted from the waste generated during a manufacturing process excluding reutilization of
materials such as rework, regrind or scrap generated in a process and being reincorporated in the same
process that generated it
Note 1 to entry: Same process means the same manufacturing operation for the same type of product in the
same or different physical location.
[SOURCE: ISO 14021:2016, 7.8.1.1, modified by replacement of “stream” by “generated”, addition of
Note 1 to entry and amended according to drafting rules of CEN/CLC Internal Regulations Part 3]
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