Presentation by Lynne Elvins at the Technical Briefing Day 22 April 2015, as one of the three key areas of the RNLI Lifeboat Decommissioning Challenge.

1. This project is co-funded
by the European Union
RNLI Lifeboat Decommissioning Challenge
Electrical and Mechanical Components

2. This project is co-funded
by the European Union
• Engines
• Gear boxes
• Radar systems
• GPS systems
• Depth Sounders
• Radios
• Fuel tanks and pipes
• …
Electrical and Mechanical Components

3. This project is co-funded
by the European Union
• Recycling and regulatory compliance (WEEE directive)
• Supply chain opportunities
• Partnerships and infrastructures
• Secondary markets
• Reverse supply chains – customers as suppliers
• Tracking and inventory management
• Design for disassembly
Component remanufacturing / refurbishing / reuse

4. This project is co-funded
by the European Union

5. This project is co-funded
by the European Union

6. This project is co-funded
by the European Union

7. This project is co-funded
by the European Union

8. This project is co-funded
by the European Union

9. This project is co-funded
by the European Union

10. This project is co-funded
by the European Union
Circular Economy
A linear ‘take, make, dispose’ model
relies on easily accessible resources
and energy. It is unfit for today’s
realities.
A circular economy is one that is
restorative by design. It keeps
products, components and materials
at their highest utility and value at all
times.

11. This project is co-funded
by the European Union
• Recycling and regulatory compliance (WEEE directive)
• Supply chain opportunities
• Partnerships and infrastructures
• Secondary markets
• Reverse supply chains – customers as suppliers
• Tracking and inventory management
• Design for disassembly
Component remanufacturing / refurbishing / reuse