Abb solar container motor recycling

Does ABB recycle electronic waste?

Data collected over a four-year period by ABB Energy Industries Service and its recycling partners shows the amount of electronic waste returned by customers and then sent to landfill reduced by 93 percent since the launch of a Parts Circularity Program.

Are ABB Motors & drives recyclable?

Within the realm of recycling, our motors and drives are 90 percent to 98.5 percent recyclable. ABB is actively transitioning to REZYcom PP, a recycled plastic material, supplied by Polykemi, the largest producer of customized thermoplastic compounds in Scandinavia.

How can ABB help reduce plastic waste in 2023?

ABB’s electrical installation products manufacturing site in Porvoo, Finland, has reduced its mixed plastic waste by 50 percent and improved its recycling rate by almost 20 percent in 2023 by adopting innovative processes for reusing waste products. ARN’s waste-to-energy plants help to drive a circular economy in the Netherlands and Europe.

Are ABB EcoSolutions products circular?

ABB EcoSolutions products meet our circularity criteria in each stage of the product life cycle, as defined in ABB’s circularity framework, and have Type III Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). Product circularity values and EPDs are easily accessible through a QR code.

Where does ABB waste come from?

This waste primarily derives from pallets used in the transportation of robots and equipment. Stena Recycling collects the wood waste from ABB’s factories and transports it to their facility in Eskilstuna, where it is processed into wood chips using a wood chipping machine.

Does ABB have a sustainable packaging practice?

In partnership with one of its' key channel partner IPD, ABB has implemented a new sustainable packaging practice to reduce, reuse and recycle. By switching to reusable crates for shipping products to IPD, the ABB Warehouse team has been able to reduce their use of packaging material.