Assessment of the environmental impact of a set of refurbished products

Assessment of the environmental impact of a set of refurbished products

Présentation

ADEME commissioned a study to establish the environmental balances of refurbished digital equipment compared to their new equivalents, over their entire life cycles. This shows that buying refurbished equipment rather than new one avoids (excluding ionizing radiation):

  • Smartphones: 87 to 64% annual impact
  • Tablet: 46 to 80% annual impact
  • Laptop: 43 to 97% annual impact
  • Fixed computer: 43 to 97% annual impact

Within the sector, we observe significant variations in impact ranging from a factor of 2 to 11, due to varied practices concerning:

  • Life extension
  • Adding new accessories
  • The change of parts systematized or not
  • Use of second-hand parts
  • The volume of the packaging and the materials constituting it
  • The supply market (France, Europe, Asia, United Arab Emirates, US)
  • The place of reconditioning

The lifespan of equipment is a major contributor to its impacts. Ideally, reconditioning should take place at the end of the first life of the equipment (smartphones/tablets: 3 years, PC: 4/5 years), and the second user should keep it for as long as possible. In order to maximize the avoidance of impact allowed by refurbished, several good practices for users, refurbishers, platforms and legislators are proposed in the study.

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Date de mise en ligne
29/09/2022
Type de document
Etude/Recherche
Nb. de pages
181 P
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Présentation

ADEME commissioned a study to establish the environmental balances of refurbished digital equipment compared to their new equivalents, over their entire life cycles. This shows that buying refurbished equipment rather than new one avoids (excluding ionizing radiation):

  • Smartphones: 87 to 64% annual impact
  • Tablet: 46 to 80% annual impact
  • Laptop: 43 to 97% annual impact
  • Fixed computer: 43 to 97% annual impact

Within the sector, we observe significant variations in impact ranging from a factor of 2 to 11, due to varied practices concerning:

  • Life extension
  • Adding new accessories
  • The change of parts systematized or not
  • Use of second-hand parts
  • The volume of the packaging and the materials constituting it
  • The supply market (France, Europe, Asia, United Arab Emirates, US)
  • The place of reconditioning

The lifespan of equipment is a major contributor to its impacts. Ideally, reconditioning should take place at the end of the first life of the equipment (smartphones/tablets: 3 years, PC: 4/5 years), and the second user should keep it for as long as possible. In order to maximize the avoidance of impact allowed by refurbished, several good practices for users, refurbishers, platforms and legislators are proposed in the study.

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Auteurs
ADEME EFL consulting DDemain BUREAU VERITAS
Public(s)
Tout Public Collectivités territoriales Entreprises et fédérations professionnelles
Type de document
Etude/Recherche
Thématique
Economie circulaire et Déchets
Collection
Expertises
Date d'édition
09/2022
Date de mise en ligne
29/09/2022
Nb. de pages
181 P
Langue
Français

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