ISO Standard 16714 Addresses Recyclability of Earth-Moving Machinery
December 22, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released ISO 16714:2008 - Earth-moving machinery - Recyclability and recoverability - Terminology and calculation method. The standard will provide earth-moving machinery manufacturers with an internationally agreed tool to evaluate the ability and potential of new machines to be recovered and/or recycled.
The standard is applicable to machinery designed to perform excavation, loading, transportation, drilling, spreading, compacting or trenching of earth, rock and other materials, as defined in ISO 6165:2006, Earth-moving machinery - Basic types - Identification and terms and definitions.
The specified method of calculation is based on four main stages reflecting the typical treatment of end-of-life machines.
"ISO 16714 will help manufacturers to calculate the reuse and recycling percentage of machines, their components and materials before they are put on the market," said Nobukazu Kotake, chair of ISO/Technical Committee (TC) 127/Subcommittee (SC) 3, which developed the standard.
"Dismantlers and recyclers will also find this standard useful to help identify what parts of a machine are recoverable, with a view to recycling or reusing the materials or components for new applications," he said.
Source: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).