New Recycling Procedure of SMD Components for Reuse in E-Textiles in Accordance to the Green Deal Policy

The paper addresses the research, development and verification of new remanufacturing method for reuse of adhesive bonded components on electrically conductive textile ribbons used in e-textiles. The main purpose of this method is to save the new raw materials, reduce the waste to a minimal level, and make the process more economical. Also, in case of a lack of components, the method can prevent production from stopping. The first part of the article describes the environmental strategies and agreements in the world like Paris Agreement, European Green Deal or Green New Deal. This part also defines the article’s objectives. The second part describes the principles of circular economy and remanufacturing methods. The following part is focused on smart textiles, especially e-textiles and conductive textile ribbons. The next part describes the methodology used in this paper. Section 4 describes the designed method for remanufacturing components from textile ribbons. The last part describes the realized verification experiment. The results present that the method designed and verified in this paper is usable and remanufactured samples are functional like new.