PDIEC/TR62824:2016 - 4 - IECTR62824:2016@IEC2016 This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/lEC Directives,Part 2. The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC website under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be reconfirmed withdrawn, replaced by a revised edition, or amended. A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date. IMPORTANT-The'colourinside'logo on the coverpageof this publication indicates that it contains colours which are considered to be useful for the correct understanding of its contents.Users should therefore print this document using Ja colour printer. PD IEC/TR 62824:2016 IECTR62824:2016IEC2016 - 5 - INTRODUCTION Thenaturalresourcesofourplanetarebeingdepletedbytherapidgrowthofindustry including the production and use of electrical and electronic products. Materials are consumed a consequence, there are an increasing number of policies and regulations being AS minimizing environmental impacts.To meet these challenges, this Technical Report provides informationonhow material efficiency considerations can be integrated into the environmentally conscious design (ECD). Material efficiency relates to the efficient use of materials over a product's lifetime, including its fabrication, distribution, use and disposal. Within this document, the following material aspects are considered:material type,material quantity,material substitutability,use renewable material, material recyclability, material recoverability, and durability of product. This document is intended to support EcD, but focuses on the efficient use of material within products. Its aim is to facilitate the use of materials in an optimal way and thereby promote the sustainability of natural resources. PDIEC/TR62824:2016 - 9 - IECTR62824:2016IEC2016 GUIDANCEONMATERIALEFFICIENCYCONSIDERATIONS INENVIRONMENTALLYCONSCIOUSDESIGNOFELECTRICAL ANDELECTRONICPRODUCTS Scope 1 IEC 62824 which is a Technical Report provides information on selection and efficient use of materials in electrical and electronic products. Environmentally conscious design (EcD) can then proceed in such a way that aspects, including material type, material quantity,material material, material recyclability, recoverability，and substitutability, renewable material durability of product are taken into account during the design phase. 2 Normative references 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. None. 3 Terms and definitions Forthe purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply 3.1 environmentally conscious design ECD systematic approach which takes into account environmental aspects in the design and developmentprocess with the aimto reduceadverseenvironmental impacts [SOURCE:IEC 62430:2009,3.6] 3.2 material substance ormixture withinaproduct orproductpart [SOURCE:IEC62474:2012,3.4] 3.3 material efficiency comparative indicator of material used for a product to provide a particular function Note 1 to entry:,Material efficiency can be assessed by considering aspects such as: material type,material durability of product Note 2 to entry:Material efficiency is a constituent of resource efficiency. Resource efficiency includes all aspects of material efficiency and, in addition, the use of energy, water, air, land, etc. 3.4 material recoverability property of a product's design that determines the ease with which a particular material can be separated from other materials at the end of life stage