GB 44499-2024 Household and similar electrical appliances — Energy saving and environment protection specification
1 Scope
This document defines the terms and definitions related to energy saving and environment protection of household and similar electrical appliances, establishes the general principles of energy saving and environment protection of household and similar electrical appliances, and specifies the requirements for life cycle stage and product.
This document is applicable to the production, installation, recycling and reuse stages of household and similar electrical appliances (hereinafter referred to as "household electrical appliances") and the energy saving and environmental protection of household electrical appliances.
2 Normative references
The following documents contain requirements which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB 18599 Standard for pollution control on the non-hazardous industrial solid waste storage and landfill
GB/T 26572 Requirements of concentration limits for certain restricted substances in electrical and electronic products
GB 38508 Limits for volatile organic compounds content in cleaning agents
SJ/T 11364 Marking for the restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic product
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
household and similar electrical appliances
electrical appliances used by non-professionals in home, apartment or similar places (e.g., shops, light industry and farms), their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase AC powered appliances and not more than 480 V for other appliances
3.2
energy saving and environment protection
effective and reasonable use of energy, saving and recycling resources, reduce environmental pollution and emissions in the life cycle stage of household appliances, through the adoption of technically feasible, economically reasonable and environmentally and socially acceptable measures
3.3
life cycle
a series of stages successively connected in product system, from obtainment of raw materials from natural world or natural resource until final disposal
[Source: GB/T 24040-2008, 3.11]
3.4
recyclability rate
percentage of the total mass of household electrical appliances expected to be reused and recycled (excluding the energy recovery part) and the total mass of household electrical appliances
[Source: GB/T 29769-2013, 3.18, modified]
3.5
compatibility
materials in the plastic blend do not seep, frost or produce a state similar to separation
[Source: GB/T 2035-2008, 2.179]
4 General
4.1 In the design and development stage of household electrical appliances, the possible impact of each stage of the product life cycle on the environment, resources and energy shall be considered, and the design scheme conducive to the comprehensive utilization of resources and harm reduction treatment shall be adopted to reduce the carbon emission per unit product, ecological environment damage and resource and energy consumption.
4.2 In the production process of household electrical appliances, technologies, processes, equipment and materials that have been eliminated or prohibited by relevant state departments shall not be used.
4.3 Under the premise of fully protecting the product, meeting the safety and health and environmental requirements, and meeting the needs of consumers, simplify the packaging structure of household electrical appliances, reduce the generation of packaging waste, and give priority to the selection of recyclable, recyclable and easily degradable packaging materials.
Contents Foreword Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 General 5 Requirements for life cycle stage 6 Requirements for product 7 Implementation of the standard Annex A (Informative) Energy and water efficiency standards for household electrical appliances Annex B (Normative) Calculation method of product recyclability rate Bibliography
