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.