Metals in casing and front panels
Level: Advanced
Combinations of plastics, coatings, metal inserts, and alloys may cause recycling issues. The purpose of this requirement is that it must be possible to dismount metals from the product.
Details
- Type:
- Technical specification
- ID:
- 11176
- Group:
- Computers
Criterion text
The parts shall not contain moulded or glued metal inserts, unless it is concluded in the dismounting instructions that these can be removed with common standard tools.
Verification
- Provide a scheme or image ensuring the fulfilment of the requirement.
- If metal inserts are present, provide information on the tools required for removing the plastic parts with metal inserts.
- Provide certification of Eco-labelling of type I for the product.
Proposed follow-up
- Check the design of the IT equipment for metal inserts, and if these can be removed with standard tools.
Subject matter of contract
Sustainable computers and monitors
Environmental goals
Versions history
The version date indicates when the sustainability criterion was created or last updated. Last reviewed dated tells when we last checked that the sustainability criterion still is relevant.
- Current ID
- 11176
- Version date
- 2018-04-20