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Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 2-3: Treatment
requirements for temperature exchange equipment and other WEEE containing VFC
and/or VHC
Exigences de collecte, logistique et traitement pour les déchets d’équipements
électriques et électroniques (DEEE) - Partie 2-3: exigences de traitement des
équipements d’échange thermique et autres DEEE contenant des fluorocarbures volatils
et/ou des hydrocarbures volatils
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50625-2-3:2017
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50625-2-3

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2017
ICS 13.030.99 Supersedes EN 50574-1:2012
English Version
Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 2-
3: Treatment requirements for temperature exchange equipment
and other WEEE containing VFC and/or VHC
Exigences de collecte, logistique et traitement pour les Sammlung, Logistik und Behandlung von Elektro- und
déchets d'équipements électriques et électroniques (DEEE) Elektronik-Altgeräten (WEEE) - Teil 2-3: Anforderungen an
- Partie 2-3: exigences de traitement des équipements die Behandlung von Wärmeträgern und anderen Elektro-
d'échange thermique et autres DEEE contenant des und Elektronik-Altgeräten die VFC und/oder VFC enthalten
fluorocarbures volatils et/ou des hydrocarbures volatils
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2017-05-29. 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 CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.


European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2017 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions. 5
4 Administrative and organizational requirements . 8
4.1 Management Principles . 8
4.2 Technical and infrastructural pre-conditions . 8
4.3 Training . 8
4.4 Monitoring . 8
4.5 Shipments . 8
5 Technical requirements . 8
5.1 General . 8
5.2 Receiving of WEEE at treatment facility . 8
5.3 Handling of WEEE . 9
5.4 Storage of WEEE prior to treatment . 9
5.5 De-pollution . 9
5.6 De-pollution monitoring . 12
5.7 Treatment of non-de-polluted WEEE and fractions . 16
5.8 Storage of fractions . 16
5.9 Recycling and recovery targets . 16
5.10 Recovery and disposal of factions . 17
6 Documentation . 17
Annex A (normative) De-pollution . 18
Annex B (normative) De-pollution monitoring . 19
Annex C (normative) Determination of recycling and recovery rates . 20
Annex D (normative) Requirements concerning processing of a batch . 21
Annex E (Void) . 22
Annex F (informative) Materials and components of WEEE requiring selective treatment . 23
Annex G (informative) Documentation for downstream monitoring and establishment of
recycling and recovery rates . 24
Annex AA (normative) Methodology for running performance tests for step 1 treatment . 25
Annex BB (normative) Methodology for running performance tests for step 2 and onsite step 3
treatment . 33
Bibliography . 46

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European foreword
This document (EN 50625-2-3:2017) has been prepared by CLC/TC 111X “Environment”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2018-05-29
implemented at national level by publication
of an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2020-05-29
conflicting with this document have to
be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 50574-1:2012.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
This part 2 is to be used in conjunction with the latest edition of EN 50625-1.
NOTE 1 When “Part 1” is mentioned in this standard, it refers to EN 50625–1.
This Part 2 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in EN 50625-1, so as to convert that
publication into the European Standard: Treatment requirements for temperature exchange
equipment.
When a particular subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned in this Part 2, that subclause applies as far as
is reasonable. When this standard states “addition”, “modification” or “replacement”, the relevant text
in Part 1 is to be adapted accordingly.
NOTE 2 The following numbering system is used:
— subclauses, tables and figures that are numbered starting from 101 are additional to those in Part 1;
— unless notes are in a new subclause or involve notes in Part 1, they are numbered starting from 101,
including those in a replaced clause or subclause;
— additional annexes are lettered AA, BB, etc.
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Introduction
This clause of Part 1 is applicable.
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1 Scope
This clause of Part 1 is replaced by the following:
This European Standard is applicable to the treatment of waste temperature exchange equipment and
other WEEE containing VFC or VHC in refrigerants or blowing agents.
This European Standard applies to the treatment of temperature exchange equipment until end-of-
waste status is fulfilled, or temperature exchange equipment fractions are recycled, recovered, or
disposed of.
This European Standard addresses all operators involved in the treatment including related handling,
sorting and storage of temperature exchange equipment.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
This clause of Part 1 is applicable with the following additions:
EN 50625-1:2014, Collection, logistics & Treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 1: General
treatment requirements
CLC/TS 50625-3-1, Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 3-1: Specification
for de-pollution - General
CLC/TS 50625-3-4, Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 3-4: Specification
for de-pollution - temperature exchange equipment and other WEEE containing VFC and/or VHC
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
In definition 3.37, the Note 1 to entry is replaced with the following:
Note 1 to entry: Common commercial designations for these materials are R12, R11 for CFCs; R22, R141b for
HCFCs; R134a, R410A, R407C, R32, R1234yf and R1234ze for HFCs.
The following subclauses are added to this clause or Part 1:
3.101
refrigerant
fluid used for heat transfer in a refrigerating system which absorbs heat at a low temperature and a
low pressure of the fluid and rejects it at a higher temperature and higher pressure of the fluid usually
involving reversible changes of the phase of the fluid
[SOURCE: ISO 817:2014]
3.102
refrigerating system
part that uses a refrigerant to transfer thermal energy from one part of an appliance to another part
NOTE 1 to entry: The refrigerating system in new appliances is hermetically sealed and typically also contains
oil.
NOTE 2 to entry: Heat pumps also use a refrigerating system.
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3.103
oil
lubricants within the refrigerating system or heat carrier fluids other than water contained in radiators
3.104
blowing agent
substance that is used to produce cells in the structure of an insulating foam
3.105
vacuum insulation panel (VIP)
type of thermal insulation consisting of a gas-tight evacuated enclosure surrounding a rigid core
Note 1 to entry: VIPs can contain several types of materials, for example glass fibres or silica, etc.
3.106
encapsulated system
set of procedures which ensure that the emission of refrigerants or blowing agents is prevented
3.107
step 1
treatment involving the removal and capturing of refrigerant and oil from the refrigerating system and
subsequently removal and capturing of refrigerants (i.e. VFC, VHC) from oil both done in an
encapsulated system
Note 1 to entry: Other components (i.e. compressors cable, glass shelves, plastic parts, mercury switches,
capacitors, printed circuit boards) can also be removed during step 1 treatment.
3.108
step 2
treatment involving the removal of insulating foam from the cabinet and subsequently removal and
capturing of blowing agents (i.e. VFC, VHC) from insulating foam, both to be done in an encapsulated
system
Note 1 to entry: Other fractions (i.e. ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, plastics, water and residual waste) can
also be separated during step 2 treatment.
Note 2 to entry: Step 2 treatment is not applicable for heat pump tumble dryers, de-humidifiers and portable air
conditioners if they do not contain insulating foam.
Note 3 to entry: Absorption refrigerators can have polyurethane insulation containing VFC or VHC and should
consequently be treated in the step 2 and step 3 treatment.
3.109
step 3
treatment involving the disposal or recovery operations for refrigerants and/or blowing agents
Note 1 to entry: The disposal or recovery operations can be done on site of the treatment facility or at the
facility of an downstream acceptor.
3.110
class 1 appliance
3
refrigerator having a total net capacity of less than 0,18 m
Note 1 to entry: Class 1 appliances only have one compressor.
Note 2 to entry: Net capacity potentially specified by the appliance manufacturer on a label.
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3.111
class 2 appliance
3
refrigerator or combined refrigerator/freezer having a total net capacity ranging from 0,18 m to
3
0,35 m
Note 1 to entry: Class 2 appliances can have one or two compressors.
Note 2 to entry: Net capacity potentially specified by the appliance manufacturer on a label.
3.112
class 3 appliance
3
freezer having a total net capacity of less than, or equal to, 0,50 m and refrigerator or combined
3 3
refrigerator/freezer having a total net capacity greater than 0,35 m and less than or equal to 0,50 m
Note 1 to entry: Class 3 appliances can have one or two compressors.
Note 2 to entry: Net capacity potentially specified by the appliance manufacturer on a label.
3.113
class 4 appliance
3
refrigerator or freezer or combined refrigerator/freezer with a total net capacity of more than 0,50 m
but with no external dimension more than 2,20 m
3.114
class 5 appliance
refrigerator or freezer or combined refrigerator/freezer with at least one external dimension more than
2,20 m
3.115
class 6 appliance
air-conditioning equipment, equipment which automatically delivers cold products, dehumidifying
equipment, heat pump, heat pump tumble dryer, radiator containing oil, other temperature exchange
equipment using fluids other than water for the temperature exchange and other WEEE containing
volatile fluorocarbons or volatile hydrocarbons in the insulating foam
3.116
cabinet
class 1-6 appliance, containing insulating foam with either VFCs or VHCs or both of them, where step
1 treatment already has been done or is not applicable (appliance without refrigerating system)
3.117
performance test
process for treatment of appliances under defined conditions to determine the de-pollution
performance of step 1 and step 2 treatment and the destruction performance of step 3 treatment
Note 1 to entry: “Performance” in the sense of this standard means the actual rate of the mass of removed and
captured substances (refrigerants, blowing agents) comparing to the potential mass of such substances before
the depollution process had been done; in the step 3 “performance” is linked to the actual destruction rate
regarding the converted refrigerants and blowing agents.
3.118
captured
to be collected in tight vessels or to be converted onsite in a step 3 treatment plant
Note 1 to entry: Releasing refrigerants or blowing agents to the environment is not capturing them.
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4 Administrative and organizational requirements
4.1 Management Principles
This subclause of Part 1 is applicable.
4.2 Technical and infrastructural pre-conditions
This subclause of Part 1 is applicable with the following addition:
The treatment operator shall provide weatherproof covering for temperature exchange equipment as
required by subclause 5.4.
4.3 Training
This subclause of Part 1 is applicable with the following addition:
Employees shall be trained on a regular base to identify different types of refrigerants and blowing
agents (as described in 3.37 and 3.38 of EN 50625-1:2014) and different classes (as described in
3.110 to 3.115). Employees shall also be trained to carry out continuous monitoring and reporting on
the basis of this knowledge.
Employees shall be trained on a regular base to correctly carry out handling and storage operations.
Employees shall be trained on a regular base to correctly carry out treatment with the special regard
to the high volatility of the refrigerants and blowing agents.
4.4 Monitoring
This subclause of Part 1 is applicable.
4.5 Shipments
This subclause of Part 1 is applicable.
5 Technical requirements
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows.
5.1 General
Subclause 5.1 is replaced with the following:
WEEE in the scope of the standard shall be handled, stored and treated with due care in order to
avoid release of hazardous substances into air, water, or soil, as a result of damage and/or leakage at
any time.
The WEEE within the scope of this standard shall not be crushed, compacted, or handled in a way
that could damage any part of the refrigerating system or the insulating foam. In particular, during
internal transportation or when loading and unloading appliances or any other handling at the
treatment facility care shall be taken to ensure that appliances refrigerating systems and cabinets are
not damaged. Tipping of containers during the unloading process can damage the refrigerating
system or the insulating foam and is therefore not allowed.
5.2 Receiving of WEEE at treatment facility
This clause of part 1 is applicable with the following amendment:
The treatment operator shall:
• weigh and record each delivery that is received at the treatment facility;
• separate the WEEE from the non-WEEE;
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• weigh and record that part which is WEEE; and
• record abnormal damages on WEEE that hinder sound de-pollution or recycling and inform the
responsible sender or transporter about the necessity to collect and transport the WEEE with
special respect of the volatile refrigerants and blowing agents.
5.3 Handling of WEEE
This subclause of part 1 is applicable.
5.4 Storage of WEEE prior to treatment
This subclause of part 1 is replaced by the following:
Damaged temperature exchange equipment shall be stored under weatherproof covering at all times.
NOTE 101 Damaged temperature exchange equipment typically has a visible damaged refrigeration system
and/or a visible insulating foam surface.
The quantity of non-damaged temperature exchange equipment stored prior to treatment without
weatherproof covering shall not exceed the average quantity that can be treated within two weeks.
Locations that store temperature exchange equipment prior to treatment shall have:
• impermeable surfaces to prevent ground water and soil contamination;
• the provision of spillage collection facilities relevant to temperature exchange equipment;
• adequate spent absorbent management procedures shall be in place;
• where appropriate, decanters and cleanser-degreasers, and weatherproof covering for
appropriate areas (see 4.2), in a way that there are no emissions which give rise to an adverse
environmental impact.
Where containers are used for storage of equipment and fractions, and these have led to pollutant
dispersion, the affected containers shall be cleaned and decontaminated prior to their re-use,
recycling or disposal.
NOTE 102 Technical requirements of storage of WEEE are described in Annex VIII of Directive 2012/19/EC.
NOTE 103 Weatherproof covering can, for example, be provided by a lid or cover over a container, or a roofed
building. The type of weatherproof covering required will depend of the types and quantities of waste and the
storage and treatment activities undertaken.
NOTE 104 Provision of weatherproof covering could be required for a number of reasons, e.g. to minimize the
contamination of water, air, and land; to assist in the containment of hazardous materials and fluids; to avoid the
entry of rain water into the insulating foam; and to facilitate proper treatment of WEEE.
NOTE 105 Examples of instances where it is appropriate to clean and decontaminate containers include those
where the following have occurred: leakage of oil, broken mercury switches or fluorescent lamps.
5.5 De-pollution
This subclause of part 1 is applicable with the following addition.
5.5.101 General
The operator of the treatment facility shall ensure that VFCs and VHCs are removed, captured (in an
encapsulated system) and subsequently disposed of, or recovered.
The treatment operator shall comply with the requirements defined in CLC/TS 50625-3-1 and
CLC/TS 50625-3-4.
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The removed substances, mixtures and components shall be disposed of or should be recovered in
compliance with Directive 2008/98/EC.
Separated VFCs and VFC/VHC mixtures should be treated in accordance with EC Regulation No
1005/2009 so that they no longer have the potential for causing a depletion of the ozone layer and/or
have a global warming potential lower or equal than CO .
2
Regulations (EC) 1005/2009 and 517/2014 with restrictions concerning the recovery of refrigerants
and blowing agents should be complied with.
Oil from refrigerating systems shall not be mixed with oil from other sources in the treatment facility.
In case of oil filled radiators, the oil which can contain PCBs shall be removed from radiators and kept
separately from oil from other sources. Radiators leaving the plant for further treatment shall have no
oil to the greatest possible extend (non-dripping).
In the case of vapour-absorption refrigerators, the ammonia solution, which contains chromium-VI,
shall be isolated in an encapsulated plant. If chromate has not been removed completely from the
refrigerating system the metallic parts shall be sent directly to a smelter without undergoing any
treatment. Every other material fraction from the treatment of absorber-type refrigeration appliances
(water, NH3) shall be subjected to proper waste management procedures that take account of the
amount of chromate in the relevant fractions.
In case of appliances containing vacuum insulation panels it has to be taken into account that some of
the bulking agents used in these VIPs may be respirable. Therefore the used technologies have to be
fit for avoiding emissions of these materials.
NOTE 1 All treatment facilities that treat WEEE in accordance with this standard will need to comply with
explosion protection measures. Refer to Directive 1999/92/EC on minimum requirements for improving the safety
and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres and Directive 94/9/EC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use
in potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX).
NOTE 2 Vacuum insulation panels used in fridges and freezers can contain refractory ceramic fibres as a
bulking agent as mentioned in 2012/19/EU Annex VII. Appliances that use vacuum insulation panels contain
insulating foam with VHC blowing agents and therefore these appliances have a different insulating foam weight.
NOTE 3 Absorption refrigerators can have polyurethane - insulation containing VFC or VHC and should
consequently be treated in the step 2 treatment plant for removal of the blowing agent after undergoing the
separate step 1 treatment as stated in subclause 5.5.102.
5.5.102 Step 1 treatment
The following applies to the treatment of all temperature exchange equipment containing oil and/or
refrigerants:
• Refrigerants and oil shall be removed from the refrigerating system and subsequently captured;
refrigerants shall be separated from oil; the residual oil contained in the output compressors
directly after the vacuum process shall be minimized. There shall be no oil in the compressors
leaving the treatment facility to the greatest possible extend (non-dripping). All oil removed from
the compressors shall be degassed.
• The treatment operator shall avoid the release of refrigerant to the environment during the
treatment process.
• Furthermore, no refrigerant from the oil that has passed the treatment process shall be released
to the environment.
• Where VHC containing temperature exchange equipment will be treated separately from VFC
containing temperature exchange equipment, the treatment operator shall ensure that no VFC
containing appliance shall be treated in that step 1 treatment plant and that no VFC is contained
in the output refrigerant and oil.
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• Where non-phased out VFC will be treated separately from other VFC and/or VHC containing
temperature exchange equipment, the treatment operator shall ensure that no phased out VFC is
contained in the output refrigerant and oil.
NOTE 1 Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014
establishes rules on containment, use, recovery and destruction of fluorinated greenhouse gases, and related
ancillary measures; imposes conditions on the placing on the market of specific products and equipment that
contain, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases; imposes conditions on specific uses of
fluorinated greenhouse gases; and establishes quantitative limits for the placing on the market of
hydrofluorocarbons.
NOTE 2 Examples for non-phased out VFCs are R 134a and 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluorpropene.
5.5.103 Step 2 treatment
The following applies to treatment of all temperature exchange equipment containing insulating foam
with either VFCs or VHCs or both of them.
• The insulating foam shall be removed from the cabinets.
• Manual removal of insulating foam is only allowed for large electric water boilers. During the
removal process, care shall be taken to minimize the emission of blowing agents from the
insulating foam.
• The mass of blowing agents contained in insulating foam adherent to the separated output metal
and plastics fractions shall be minimized.
• The blowing agents shall be removed from the insulating foam and subsequently captured.
• The mass of residual blowing agents within the output insulating foam that has passed the
treatment process shall be minimized.
• The removal of the insulating foam and the removal and capturing of the blowing agent from the
insulating foam shall be performed in an encapsulated system so that output process air can be
controlled. The treatment operator shall have a treatment process and procedures in place to
avoid the release of blowing agent to the environment during and after this process.
• Where VHC containing temperature equipment will be treated separately from VFC containing
temperature equipment, the treatment operator shall ensure that no VFC containing appliance
shall be treated in that step 2 treatment and that there is no VFC in the output blowing agent and
in the output Polyurethane insulating foam.
• Where non-phased out VFC will be treated separately from other VFC and/or VHC containing
temperature exchange equipment, the treatment operator shall ensure that no phased out VFC is
contained in th
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