What is ISO 22453 about?
Clear communication makes a huge difference in many aspects of business and life. ISO 22453 specifies methods of information exchange between waste handlers and recyclers for rare earth elements (REEs) contained in industrial waste and end-of-life (EOL) products.
ISO 22453 facilitates the efficient recycling of REEs so that dependency on mining can be reduced by the promotion of REE recycling. ISO 22453 includes a generic life cycle of the REE recycling process.
Who is ISO 22453 for?
ISO 22453 on the exchange of information on REEs is useful for:
- Industries using REE to manufacture products
- Landfill owners and managers
- Waste management entities
- REE recycling facilities
- Waste handlers
- Pollution control bodies
Why should you use ISO 22453?
Rare earth elements (REEs) have become essential for a wide range of industrial applications including electric vehicles, batteries, smartphones, displays, transparent lenses, optical fibre and so on. Due to these varied, important applications, REEs are referred to as ‘vitamins of industry’.
ISO 22453 facilitates communication between entities so that REEs can be successfully retrieved and used.
To facilitate exchange of information on REEs, ISO 22453 contains a system of information exchange between waste handlers and recyclers about REEs in industrial waste and EOL products. The system of information exchange involves a data exchange mechanism such as quick response (QR) codes and radio frequency identification (RFID).
ISO 22453 defines methods of communication for the exchange of information on REE-related substances that can be recycled at the product stage as industrial waste by manufacturers and EOL products by recyclers.