End-of-life Program
ABB’s End-of-life (EoL) Program, helps customers responsibly manage aging or decommissioned electrical equipment through structured modernization, refurbishment, and recycling processes. The program ensures environmental compliance, recovery of valuable materials, and alignment with customers’ sustainability goals.
Our expertise
Value & resource recovery to extend asset life, reclaim value, and preserve critical materials., Fully sustainable and compliant, aligned with WEEE and local regulations., Focus on value and resource recovery to extend asset life and reclaim critical materials., ABB manages collection, logistics, partners, and documentation for a seamless process., Receive verified sustainability certificates showing CO₂ savings and material recovery., Enhance ESG performance and demonstrate leadership in the circular economy.
Services to meet your needs
Decommissioning:
Safe dismantling and removal of electrical assets.Take-back:
Transport and ownership transfer of decommissioned equipment to approved recyclers.Recycling:
ABB ensures responsible recycling of unusable equipment through approved recyclers.Refurbishment:
ABB restores equipment or parts to certified, like-new condition to extend lifecycle.SF6 Regeneration:
ABB-qualified partners recover and purify SF₆ gas for reuse, accordingly to IEC 60480:2019.Environmental Impact Certification:
ABB provides a verified report showing CO₂ savings and recycled material breakdown.Reimburse:
ABB grants a discount on other ABB services or RAISE credit equivalent to residual value recovered from recycled materials.SF6 Program
ABB service offers the SF6 collect and refurbishing program, for easily moving towards the coming EU ban related to F-gas. ABB personnel are certificated on the use and handling of SF6 gas in electrical equipment. They can extract the contaminated SF6 from switchboards and breakers and transport to dedicated refurbishment plants.
2024
Specifically in European law prohibiting the use of F-Gas family (SF6 belongs to this family), is expected to come into force in 2024. In the first phase, all equipment up to 24 kV nominal voltage, and in the second phase, over 24 kV.
According to the European law, the placing on the market and energization of electrical switchgear containing F-gases, will be prohibited from 2026.
Non-EU countries might be expected to follow similar regulatory standards for recycled SF6 in the following years.
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2026
As of 1st January 2026, MV Switchgear for primary and secondary distribution up to and including 24 kV.
2028
As of 1st January 2028, HV switchgear from 52kV up to and including 145 kV and up to and including 50 kA short circuit current, with GWP of 1 or more.
2030
As of 1st January 2030, MV switchgear for primary and secondary distribution from more than 24 kV up to and including 52 kV.
2032
As of 1st January 2032, HV switchgear of more than 145kV or more than 50 kA short circuit current, with GWP of 1 or more.