CLC/TS 50741:2025

Cable management systems - Design-for-recycling guidelines for PVC cable management products

This document provides design-for-recycling guidelines for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) cable management products and recommends design options to ensure the product is recyclable. This document is limited to the recycling of PVC cable management products. NOTE 1 The following PVC containing products are considered as examples: - Conduits and fittings; - Liquid tight sheathing and fittings; - Cable trunking and cable ducting lengths and other system components; - Cable tray and cable ladder lengths and other system components; - Cable cleats; - Cable glands; - Cable ties; - Cover plates and cover tapes; - Articulated and flexible system components. Products associated with or incorporated in a PVC cable management system component but which are not system components (e.g. enclosures, connecting boxes) are not within the scope of this document. NOTE 2 Cable management products are generally subject to European Standards specifying requirements and tests to ensure adequate safety and appropriate performance. NOTE 3 Packaging of cable management products is not covered by this document.

Kabelführungssysteme - Leitlinie für das Recycling von PVC-Produkten von Kabelführungssystemen

Systèmes de câblage - Lignes directrices relatives à la conception des produits en PVC destinés à la gestion des câbles, en vue de leur recyclage

Sistemi za urejanje pokabljenja - Smernice za načrtovanje za recikliranje izdelkov za upravljanje kablov iz PVC

Ta dokument vsebuje smernice za načrtovanje za recikliranje izdelkov za upravljanje kablov iz polivinilklorida (PVC) in priporoča možnosti načrtovanja, s katerimi se zagotovi, da je izdelek mogoče reciklirati. Ta dokument je omejen na recikliranje izdelkov za upravljanje kablov iz polivinilklorida. OPOMBA 1: Kot primeri so obravnavani naslednji izdelki, ki vsebujejo polivinilklorid: – kanali in nastavki; – neprepustno oplaščenje in fitingi; – dolžine kabelskih korit in kabelskih cevi ter druge komponente sistema; – dolžine kabelskih polic in kabelskih lestvic ter druge komponente sistema; – kabelske objemke; – kabelske kite; – kabelske vezice; – pokrivne plošče in pokrivni trakovi; – členjene in fleksibilne komponente sistema. Izdelki, ki so povezani s komponento sistema za urejanje pokabljenja iz polivinilklorida ali so vgrajeni vanjo, vendar niso komponente sistema (npr. ohišja, priključne omarice), ne spadajo na področje uporabe tega dokumenta. OPOMBA 2: Za izdelke za upravljanje kablov na splošno veljajo evropski standardi, ki določajo zahteve in preskuse za zagotovitev ustrezne varnosti in delovanja. OPOMBA 3: Embalaža izdelkov za upravljanje kablov ni zajeta v tem dokumentu.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 01-May-2025
• ICS: 13.030.50 - Recycling
• ICS: 29.120.10 - Conduits for electrical purposes
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 213 - Cable management systems
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 213/WG 07 - Fire effects
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 02-May-2025
• Due Date: 10-May-2025
• Completion Date: 02-May-2025
• Mandate: M/584 - Plastics recycling and recycled plastics
• Ref Project: SIST-TS CLC/TS 50741:2025 - Cable management systems - Design-for-recycling guidelines for PVC cable management products

Overview

CLC/TS 50741:2025 - Cable management systems: Design-for-recycling guidelines for PVC cable management products - is a CENELEC technical specification that gives practical guidance to make PVC-based cable management products recyclable. The document focuses on mechanical recycling within a circular-economy context and recommends design options to preserve material value at end of life. It covers typical PVC components such as conduits, trunking, cable trays, cable glands, ties, cleats and flexible system parts. Items that are not system components (e.g. enclosures) and product packaging are outside the scope.

Key topics

• Materials selection
  • Prefer single-polymer designs (use only PVC where possible).
  • If mixed materials are necessary, choose polymers and additives compatible with PVC recycling (e.g., polymer blends that can be co-recycled).
  • Avoid substances and additives (SVHCs, certain pigments, fillers or carbon blacks) that impair sorting, recyclate quality or compliance with RoHS/EU recycling rules.
• Marking & information enabling recycling
  • Mark separable PVC parts for identification (apply EN ISO 11469 principles where practicable).
  • Repeat material/type markings along part length and ensure durability to the end of life.
  • Prefer integrated marking methods (moulding, engraving, laser/inkjet) over removable labels; if labels are used, make them recyclable with PVC.
  • Provide installer/end-of-life information in manuals or via digital means (QR codes, material passports) describing handling of installation waste and dismantling instructions.
• Installation, assembly & disassembly
  • Design for easy separation of non-PVC components: use simple fasteners, accessible joints, snap-fits or uniform screw types; avoid permanent adhesives and overmoulding that complicate recycling.
  • Consider mechanical treatment (shredding) impacts; avoid incompatible surface treatments (plating, lacquering) that contaminate recyclate.

Applications and users

This technical specification is intended for:

• Manufacturers and product designers of cable management systems aiming to improve recyclability.
• Specifiers, installers and electrical contractors seeking guidance on installation practices that facilitate later recycling.
• Recyclers and waste managers assessing PVC streams and sorting needs.
• Procurement and sustainability teams working on circular-economy compliance and recycled content targets.
• Standards committees and regulators aligning product requirements with EU plastics recycling initiatives.

Related standards

Relevant referenced standards include product and marking standards such as EN ISO 11469, EN series for cable trunking/conduits (EN 50085 / EN IEC 61386 family), and other cable management product standards (EN 61537, EN 61914, EN 62444). These provide safety, performance and marking details complementary to the design-for-recycling guidance in CLC/TS 50741:2025.

Keywords: CLC/TS 50741:2025, cable management systems, PVC, design-for-recycling, recycling guidelines, mechanical recycling, circular economy, material marking.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2025
Sistemi za urejanje pokabljenja - Smernice za načrtovanje za recikliranje izdelkov
za upravljanje kablov iz PVC
Cable management systems - Design-for-recycling guidelines for PVC cable
management products
Kabelführungssysteme - Leitlinie für das Recycling von PVC-Produkten von
Kabelführungssystemen
Systèmes de câblage - Lignes directrices relatives à la conception des produits en PVC
destinés à la gestion des câbles, en vue de leur recyclage
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CLC/TS 50741:2025
ICS:
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
29.120.10 Inštalacijske cevi za Conduits for electrical
električne namene purposes
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CLC/TS 50741

SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION May 2025
ICS 13.030.50; 29.120.10
English Version
Cable management systems - Design-for-recycling guidelines for
PVC cable management products
Systèmes de câblage - Lignes directrices relatives à la Kabelführungssysteme - Leitlinie für das Recycling von
conception des produits en PVC destinés à la gestion des PVC-Produkten von Kabelführungssystemen
câbles, en vue de leur recyclage
This Technical Specification was approved by CENELEC on 2025-04-07.

CENELEC members are required to announce the existence of this TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the TS available promptly
at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force.

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Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
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© 2025 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. CLC/TS 50741:2025 E
Contents Page
European foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Design for recycling guidelines .6
4.1 Materials selection .6
4.2 Marking and information enabling recycling.7
4.3 Installation including assembly and disassembly .8
Bibliography .9
European foreword
This document (CLC/TS 50741:2025) has been prepared by CLC/TC 213, “Cable management systems”.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A complete
listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
This is a European Technical Specification for cable management products used for electro-technical purposes.
This document is supported by separate standards to which references are made.
Introduction
Designs for recycling takes due account of the concept of a circular economy where the value of products,
materials and resources is maintained in the economy for as long as possible, and the generation of waste is
minimized.
The objective of design-for-recycling is to maintain the product’s value after recycling, including by ensuring that
the quality of the recycled materials is suitable for use back into the same product category or, where the latter
is proven not technically or economically feasible, nor the best environmental option, into applications of
equivalent quality or economic utility.
This document has been developed in response to the standardization request M/584 2022-08-01.
This document has been developed with a focus on mechanical recycling.
NOTE The guidelines in this document could be beneficial for chemical recycling.
1 Scope
This document provides design-for-recycling guidelines for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) cable management
products and recommends design options to ensure the product is recyclable.
This document is limited to the recycling of PVC cable management products.
NOTE 1 The following PVC containing products are considered as examples:
—  Conduits and fittings;
—  Liquid tight sheathing and fittings;
—  Cable trunking and cable ducting lengths and other system components;
—  Cable tray and cable ladder lengths and other system components;
—  Cable cleats;
—  Cable glands;
—  Cable ties;
—  Cover plates and cover tapes;
—  Articulated and flexible system components.
Products associated with or incorporated in a PVC cable management system component but which are not
system components (e.g. enclosures, connecting boxes) are not within the scope of this document.
NOTE 2 Cable management products are generally subject to European Standards specifying requirements and tests to
ensure adequate safety and appropriate performance.
NOTE 3 Packaging of cable management products is not covered by this document.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/.
3.1
waste
substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard
[SOURCE: Directive 2008/98/EC, modified – “any” was deleted]
3.2
recovery
operation the principal result of which is waste serving a useful purpose by replacing other materials which
would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function, or waste being prepared to fulfil that function, in
the plant or in the wider economy
[SOURCE: Directive 2008/98/EC, modified – “any” was deleted]
3.3
recycling
recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether
for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy
recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations
[SOURCE: Directive 2008/98/EC, modified – “any” was deleted]
3.4
design for recycling
design aiming to ensure that the product is recyclable
3.5
end of life
life cycle stage of a product starting when it is removed from its intended use stage
[SOURCE: EN 62542:2013, 6.3]
4 Design for recycling guidelines
4.1 Materials selection
The materials used for PVC cable management products should be easily recyclable after end of life. The
guidelines listed in Table 1 should be taken into account.
Table 1 — Materials selection
Design considerations Background information / examples
1.1 Preferably use only PVC material Avoid non-PVC co-extrusion.
within a product.
1.2 If the previous is not possible, use E.g. PMMA, ABS, CPE.
materials within
...