CE-RISE
Low-carbon technologies account for 20% of global consumption of critical raw materials (CRM), predicted to double by 2030 compared to 2010. The European Commission is introducing digital product passports (DPPs) to enhance transparency and traceability of products across the value chain, from raw materials to recycling.
Cristina B. B. Guerreiro
Research Director
Golnoush Abbasi
Senior Scientist
Evert Bouman
Senior Scientist
Miguel Las Heras Hernández
Scientist
Mahsa Motevallian
Scientific Project CoordinatorThe EU-funded research project CE-RISE aims to create an information system to facilitate optimal reuse, remanufacturing, and repair of electronic products and the recovery of secondary raw materials. It addresses challenges such as lack of transparency, product information loss along value chains, and insufficient oversight of secondary raw material availability. The CE-RISE system will be tested through five case studies involving ICT products, printers, solar panels, batteries, and heating systems. It will help identify solutions for enhancing the Circular Economy through strategies such as reuse, recovery, and recycling. DPPs will incorporate information elements such as material composition, environmental footprint, and socio-economic impacts, as well as information relevant at product End-of-Life such as assembly or takeback scheme. It will also enable sharing of confidential information between value chain actors.
The CE-RISE project involves 26 partners from 11 countries and is coordinated by NILU