ISO 59014:2024

International
Standard
ISO 59014
First edition
Environmental management and
2024-10
circular economy — Sustainability
and traceability of the recovery of
secondary materials — Principles,
requirements and guidance
Management environnemental et économie circulaire —
Durabilité et traçabilité de la valorisation des matières
secondaires — Principes, exigences et recommandations
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principles . 6
4.1 General .6
4.2 Respect for interested parties’ interests .6
4.3 Value chain responsibility .6
4.4 Responsibility towards interested parties engaged in subsistence activities .6
4.5 Safe, healthy, and equitable working conditions .6
4.6 Protection of the environment .6
4.7 Resource conservation .6
4.8 Life cycle perspective .6
4.9 Enabling of circular resource flow using secondary materials .6
5 Activities, processes and organizations . 7
5.1 Activities and processes.7
5.2 Organizations .8
5.3 Recovery pathway .8
5.4 Subsistence activities .8
6 Operational requirements . 8
6.1 General .8
6.2 Classification and determination of recovery pathways .8
6.3 Collection .9
6.4 Sorting .9
6.5 Material recovery processes .10
6.6 Logistics . .10
7 Organizational requirements . 10
7.1 Monitoring and evaluation .10
7.2 Interested party engagement .11
7.3 Responsibility towards the value chain .11
7.4 Responsibility towards individuals engaged in subsistence activities . 12
7.5 Equitable working conditions . 12
7.6 Risks . . 13
7.6.1 Environmental and social risks . 13
7.6.2 Health and safety risks of workers and individuals involved in SAs . 13
7.7 Resource use . 13
7.8 Competencies and training .14
7.8.1 Operational and managerial competencies .14
7.8.2 Training needs .14
8 Traceability requirements .15
8.1 General . 15
8.2 Collection of upstream data . 15
8.3 Collection of processing data . 15
8.4 Collection of downstream data .16
8.5 Collection of depollution data .16
8.6 Communication .16
8.7 Continual improvement .17
Annex A (informative) Examples of organizations engaged in the recovery of secondary
materials .18
Annex B (informative) Methodology for selecting the recovery pathway . 19

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Annex C (informative) Gradual implementation and supporting mechanisms for individuals
engaged in subsistence activities .26
Bibliography .28

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental management, Subcommittee
SC 5, Life cycle assessment, in collaboration with Technical Committee ISO/TC 323, Circular economy.
This first edition cancels and replaces IWA 19:2017, which has been technically revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— extended focus going beyond the recovery of metals from recoverable resources;
— inclusion of operational requirements;
— proper recognition of subsistence activities;
— alignment with most recent developments in the ISO 59000 family of standards;
— consideration of life cycle perspective for achieving the best environmental and social outcome from the
recovery of secondary materials;
— comprehensi
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