Product Environmental Profile
ELKO One - Two-way switch - screwless - pure white color
As referent product for: All ELKO switches
Brand: ELKO
This document is an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) verified according to ISO 14025.
General Information
Reference product: ELKO One - Two-way switch - screwless - pure white color - EKO50048+EKO50000
Description of the product: ELKO One 2way 16A with single rocker switch is a product to give the control for a lighting circuit in an electricity network. This product is provided with front aesthetic frame.
Description of the range: Representative of all variants of ELKO switches, with or without accessories, for all type of wirings and terminals, for all type of finishings. The environmental impacts of this reference product are representative of the impacts of the other products of the range which are developed with a similar technology.
Functional unit: Establish, support, interrupt for 20 years, in normal conditions of electrical circuit, a rated current 16A and rated voltage 250V with IP21D protection in accordance with the standard IEC60529, and IK04 in accordance with the standard IEC62262.
Constituent Materials
Reference product mass: 100 g (including the product, its packaging and additional elements and accessories)
The constituent materials are detailed as follows:
- Plastics: 42.4%
- ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene: 3.6%
- PE Polyethylene: 0.2%
- PA Polyamide: 7.6%
- PC Polycarbonate 90% Recycled: 8.9%
- PC Polycarbonate 40% Recycled: 22.1%
- Metals: 38.8%
- Steel: 24.5%
- Brass: 11.9%
- Stainless steel: 2.4%
- Silver: 0.1%
- Others: 18.8%
- Cardboard: 18.6%
- Paper: 0.2%
Visual representation of material breakdown was a pie chart.
Substance Assessment
Details of ROHS and REACH substances information are available on the ELKO website:
Environmental Impacts
Reference service life time: 20 years
Product category: Switches
Installation elements: The disposal of the packaging materials are accounted during the installation phase (including transport to disposal).
Use scenario: The product is in active mode 30% of the time with a power use of 0.896 W (with 50% of the load rate 16A = 8 A) and in off mode 70% of the time with a power use of 0 W, for 20 years.
Geographical representativeness: Sweden, Norway
Energy model used: Electricity Mix; Production mix; Low voltage; GE (Manufacturing), Electricity Mix; Production mix; Low voltage; SE (Distribution, Installation, Use, End of Life)
Mandatory Indicators
The following table summarizes key environmental impact indicators across different life cycle stages (Manufacturing [A1-A3], Distribution [A4], Installation [A5], Use [B1-B7], End of Life [C1-C4], Benefits [D]).
| Impact Indicator | Unit | Total | Manufacturing [A1-A3] | Distribution [A4] | Installation [A5] | Use [B1-B7] | End of Life [C1-C4] | Benefits [D] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contribution to climate change | kg CO2 eq | 1.09E+00 | 4.56E-01 | 1.31E-02 | 3.44E-02 | 3.51E-01 | 2.37E-01 | -1.31E-01 |
| Contribution to climate change-fossil | kg CO2 eq | 1.08E+00 | 4.48E-01 | 1.31E-02 | 3.28E-02 | 3.49E-01 | 2.37E-01 | -1.30E-01 |
| Contribution to climate change-biogenic | kg CO2 eq | 1.15E-02 | 7.81E-03 | 0* | 1.53E-03 | 2.12E-03 | 0* | -1.72E-03 |
| Contribution to climate change-land use and land use change | kg CO2 eq | 0.00E+00 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.00E+00 |
| Contribution to ozone depletion | kg CFC-11 eq | 3.71E-08 | 2.73E-08 | 2.01E-11 | 2.27E-09 | 6.84E-09 | 6.89E-10 | -3.21E-08 |
| Contribution to acidification | mol H+ eq | 9.56E-03 | 3.24E-03 | 8.44E-05 | 1.36E-04 | 5.69E-03 | 4.11E-04 | -9.68E-04 |
| Contribution to eutrophication, freshwater | kg (PO4)3 eq | 2.46E-05 | 2.68E-06 | 4.91E-09 | 2.48E-07 | 2.17E-05 | 2.00E-08 | -6.98E-07 |
| Contribution to eutrophication marine | kg N eq | 1.02E-03 | 3.93E-04 | 3.96E-05 | 3.62E-05 | 4.74E-04 | 7.75E-05 | -1.08E-04 |
| Contribution to eutrophication, terrestrial | mol N eq | 2.64E-02 | 4.09E-03 | 4.35E-04 | 2.73E-04 | 2.07E-02 | 8.82E-04 | -1.11E-03 |
| Contribution to photochemical ozone formation - human health | kg COVNM eq | 2.90E-03 | 1.38E-03 | 1.10E-04 | 7.29E-05 | 1.03E-03 | 2.99E-04 | -3.49E-04 |
| Contribution to resource use, minerals and metals | kg Sb eq | 1.38E-04 | 1.38E-04 | 0* | 0* | 3.62E-07 | 0* | -4.04E-05 |
| Contribution to resource use, fossils | MJ | 1.07E+02 | 1.40E+01 | 1.83E-01 | 3.58E-01 | 8.44E+01 | 8.10E+00 | -1.90E+00 |
| Contribution to water use | m3 eq | 2.54E-01 | 1.53E-01 | 4.97E-05 | 1.47E-02 | 3.38E-02 | 5.26E-02 | -9.55E-02 |
* represents less than 0.01% of the total life cycle of the reference flow.
Inventory Flows
The following table details various inventory flows across the product's life cycle.
| Inventory Flow | Unit | Total | Manufacturing [A1-A3] | Distribution [A4] | Installation [A5] | Use [B1-B7] | End of Life [C1-C4] | Benefits [D] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contribution to use of renewable primary energy excluding renewable primary energy used as raw material | MJ | 3.56E+01 | 0* | 0* | 2.57E-02 | 3.56E+01 | 0* | 1.91E-01 |
| Contribution to use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw material | MJ | 3.75E-01 | 3.75E-01 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | -3.40E-01 |
| Contribution to total use of renewable primary energy resources | MJ | 3.60E+01 | 3.31E-01 | 0* | 2.57E-02 | 3.56E+01 | 0* | -1.49E-01 |
| Contribution to use of non renewable primary energy excluding non renewable primary energy used as raw material | MJ | 1.06E+02 | 1.32E+01 | 1.83E-01 | 3.58E-01 | 8.44E+01 | 8.10E+00 | -2.42E+00 |
| Contribution to use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw material | MJ | 8.06E-01 | 8.06E-01 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 5.24E-01 |
| Contribution to total use of non-renewable primary energy resources | MJ | 1.07E+02 | 1.40E+01 | 1.83E-01 | 3.58E-01 | 8.44E+01 | 8.10E+00 | -1.90E+00 |
| Contribution to use of secondary material | kg | 1.87E-02 | 1.87E-02 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.00E+00 |
| Contribution to use of renewable secondary fuels | MJ | 0.00E+00 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.00E+00 |
| Contribution to use of non renewable secondary fuels | MJ | 0.00E+00 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.00E+00 |
| Contribution to net use of freshwater | m³ | 5.91E-03 | 3.56E-03 | 1.16E-06 | 3.42E-04 | 7.87E-04 | 1.23E-03 | -2.22E-03 |
| Contribution to hazardous waste disposed | kg | 1.54E+00 | 1.44E+00 | 0* | 4.06E-04 | 1.14E-02 | 8.59E-02 | -3.14E+00 |
| Contribution to non hazardous waste disposed | kg | 1.02E+00 | 7.78E-01 | 4.60E-04 | 1.12E-01 | 8.68E-02 | 4.23E-02 | -5.24E-01 |
| Contribution to radioactive waste disposed | kg | 2.04E-04 | 1.78E-04 | 3.28E-07 | 1.50E-05 | 9.02E-06 | 1.90E-06 | -3.13E-05 |
| Contribution to components for reuse | kg | 0.00E+00 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.00E+00 |
| Contribution to materials for recycling | kg | 5.70E-02 | 0* | 0* | 1.89E-02 | 0* | 3.81E-02 | 0.00E+00 |
| Contribution to materials for energy recovery | kg | 0.00E+00 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.00E+00 |
| Contribution to exported energy | MJ | 0.00E+00 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.00E+00 |
| Contribution to biogenic carbon content of the product | kg de C | 0.00E+00 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.00E+00 |
| Contribution to biogenic carbon content of the associated packaging | kg de C | 0.00E+00 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0.00E+00 |
Life cycle assessment performed with EIME version v5.9.4, database version 2022-01 in compliance with ISO14044 and the EF 3.0 method of calculation.
Detailed results, including all the optional indicators mentioned in PCRed4, and the split of the Use Phase (B1 to B7), are available on demand in a digital format. Contact the Country Customer Care Center via https://www.elko.no/kontakt-oss/.
According to this environmental analysis, proportionality rules may be used to evaluate the impacts of other products of this range; ratios to apply can be provided upon request.
Please note that the values given above are only valid within the context specified and cannot be used directly to draw up the environmental assessment of an installation.
Verification and Compliance
Registration number: ELKO-01102-V01.01-EN
Verifier accreditation N°: VH48
Date of issue: 11/2023
Drafting rules: PEP-PCR-ed4-2021 09 06, Supplemented by PSR-0005-ed2-2016 03 29
Information and reference documents: www.pep-ecopassport.org
Independent verification: External verification conducted in compliance with ISO 14025:2006.
The PCR review was conducted by a panel of experts chaired by Julie ORGELET (DDemain).
PEPs are compliant with XP C08-100-1 :2016 or EN 50693:2019.
The components of the present PEP may not be compared with components from any other program.
Document complies with ISO 14025 : 2006 « Environmental labels and declarations. Type III environmental declarations ».
Validity period: 5 years
Company Information
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