ADSM: Active disassembly using smart materials. The principal goal of the ADSM project is to develop and integrate smart materials into products which disassemble these products at end of life making use of the smart materials inherent characteristics. ADSM is a truly innovative technology development for recycling and Design for Environment.

CARE: Comprehensive Ap-proach for Recycling of Electronics. CARE is a voluntary, international, and environmental R&D network driven by the electronics industry based in Europe. The major objective of this network is to stimulate environmental projects throughout the electronics industry, including the financial, chemical, recycling, and research elements of this industry. The strategic goal of CARE is to provide an environmental research platform with emphasis on developing sustainable products, sharing environmental responsibility, and protecting limited natural resources.

grEEEn is a cost management system with methodology, database, software, case studies for the electronic sector and was performed in the 5 th framework program for sustainable growth, which has been developed by partners like Siemens, IKP, PE, TUB, CIMA, GAIKER, ICL, Motorola. The main function is to give the decision aid for greening electronic systems.

Relevant EU Directives: Working paper for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the impact on the environment of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE),  ELV. Other Directives of the European Parliament and of the Council on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and on the Restriction of the use of certain hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment are not directly relevant for the project.

Ecolife: Closing the Loop of Electr(on)ic Products and Domestic Appliances. From Product Planning to End-of-Life Technologies. SEES will use the experiences of ECOLIFE as international Brite-EuRam thematic network on the working areas eco-design of electronic and electromechanic appliances, recycling and reuse of electronic scrap, take back logistics, quality and legal aspects, communication and marketing. The SEES partners GAIKER, and TUB were also participating in Ecolife.

EFSOT (Next Generation Environment-Friendly Soldering Technology) offers system solutions for advanced and sustainable lead-free soldering. It is an IMS-Project with participation of the European Union, Japan and Korea. In the EU, EFSOT is funded by the European Community within the FP5 GROWTH Programme. Objectives are the development of environment-friendly Pb-free soldering processes and materials and a proposal of environment-friendly recycling/reuse system and technology.

GreenPack: Green Electronics Packaging and Environmental Data Flow Management. It contains 15 active industrial members and a network increasing gradually to 50 Nordic electronics manufacturers and suppliers, mainly SMEs.

Green Paper: Green Paper on the Contribution of Product-Related Environmental Policy to Sustainable Development, A Strategy for an Integrated Product Policy Approach in the European Un-ion, presented by the Commission

VERC: „Virtual European Recycling Centre“. Competitive and Sustainable Growth Programme (G7RT-CT-2002-05073). Organisation participated by 17 partners from 10 European Member States, led by GAIKER.
Some activities are being developed to improve the recycling potential of the plastics used in the car (e.g. 'Plastics in ELV' is the Web site of the European Information Network on 'Eco-efficient treatment of End of Life Vehicles with emphasis on Plastics' http://www.plastics-in-elv.org, but not definitive solutions were found yet.

IFP Research AB - Programme Wire & Cable: The Project is coordinated by IFP Research, with the involvement of some Swedish companies such as chemical producers, wire producers (for telecommunication and automotive sector), an shredder, VOLVO cars and trucks and research institutes. The project has three main working-lines:
1. Prediction of lifetime of cable and wire harness
2. Design of cables for recycling
3. Recycling of field cable including wire harness