AMS-III.BA — Recovery and recycling of materials from E-waste

About this methodology

Projects collect and recycle discarded electrical and electronic equipment. The method measures energy-related emission reductions from replacing the production of virgin materials with recovered materials.

Issued by: CDM (UNFCCC) · issuer's site
Version: 4.0 · source · checked on 1 Oct 2026
Status: Active at CDM / UNFCCC · source · checked on 1 Oct 2026
Climate outcome: Emission reductions
Activity: Electronics recycling
Official page: cdm.unfccc.int · checked on 1 Oct 2026
Also used by projects of: Gold Standard (GS) (3 projects)
Verra (VCS) (2 projects)

How methodology v3 reads projects of this type

What CarbonMeld reads

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Grid emission factor: the methodology sets rules for it in some cases. CarbonMeld reads it in the project's documents. CM-F-AMS-III-BA-GRID-EF

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A confirmed investment analysis A-INVEST
The documents show a project-level additionality test, the validation confirmed it, and it is an investment analysis (a numeric test of the project's finances with and without carbon revenue).

Figures set against the methodology's own values

Integrity comparison

The small-scale limit is 60 kt CO2e per year (p. 5). CarbonMeld compares the project's annual estimate with it. CM-F-AMS-III-BA-SMALL-SCALE-LIMIT
small-scale limit: 60 kt CO2e per year

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Set by the methodology or the programme, not assessed by our current method

not assessed

No legal requirement for the activity: the methodology sets rules for it (AMS-III.BA v04.0 applicability para 8, p. 5). Our current method does not assess it. CM-F-AMS-III-BA-REGULATORY-SURPLUS

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not assessed

Sustainability of the feedstock: the methodology sets rules for it in some cases (AMS-III.BA v04.0 applicability, p. 4). Our current method does not assess it. CM-F-AMS-III-BA-FEEDSTOCK-SUSTAINABILITY

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not assessed

Tracking of the end use: the methodology sets rules for it (AMS-III.BA v04.0 applicability, p. 3). Our current method does not assess it. CM-F-AMS-III-BA-END-USE-TRACKING

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not assessed

Social safeguards and consent of communities (FPIC): any such rules come from the programme, not the methodology. Our current method does not assess it. CM-F-AMS-III-BA-SAFEGUARDS-FPIC

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Not applicable to this type — never a gap in our current method

The criterion does not apply to this methodology. Our current method never counts it as a gap.

CM-N-LEAKAGELeakage
CM-N-BUFFERBuffer pool
CM-N-PERMANENCE-REVERSALPermanence and reversals
CM-N-FNRBFraction of non-renewable biomass (fNRB)
CM-N-USAGEUsage rate of the devices
CM-N-DURABILITY-MEASUREMENTDurability of the storage

The general rules apply as well. Read the general rules.

The rules of methodology v2.2, as they were: the archived v2.2 page.

History and transitions

Its revision: VMR0008

This methodology revision applies to CDM small-scale methodology AMS-III.BA.

source · checked on 3 Oct 2026

All 4 versions

v04.0adopted 12 Jun 2025source

EB125, Annex 7 Revision to include glass as recycling material.
v03.0adopted 9 Sept 2021source

Ensure consistent methods in determining the emission factors associated with the consumption of fossil fuel and with the consumption of electricity in the production of virgin plastics.
v02.0adopted 31 Aug 2018source

Update the default values.
v01.0adopted 11 May 2012source

Initial adoption.

Projects using AMS-III.BA

Browse 6 published projects using AMS-III.BA, listed alphabetically. There is no ranking for this methodology yet: it appears here automatically once 5 of its projects not in the pipeline or under validation are rated. Open a project to view its registry details and the analysis available for that project.

Which registries list projects under AMS-III.BA?

In CarbonMeld's data, AMS-III.BA projects are on 3 registries: Gold Standard (3), Verra (2) and CDM (1). Being listed on a registry is not the same as being registered: the «Registered» column counts the projects each registry shows as registered, and credits are issued only after each verification.

Registry	Projects	Registered	Projects list
Gold Standard (GS)	3	1	See the list
Verra (VCS)	2	2	See the list
CDM (UNFCCC)	1	1	See the list

Counts of project records in CarbonMeld's data, with or without a CarbonMeld analysis. «Registered» counts the records whose current registry status is «registered», as last read (15 November 2026); projects in a later status, such as awaiting verification approval, late to verify or completed, are not in that column.

FPD Robotic E-waste Recycling ProjectGS-3584Gold StandardUnited KingdomRegistry: Registered
Analysis: No rating yet
FPD Robotic E-Waste Recycling, eLoop, USGS-4867Gold StandardUnited StatesRegistry: In development
Analysis: No rating yet
Greenhouse Gas emissions reduction by recovering metals and materials through Electronic Waste collection and recycling process performed at Attero Recycling Pvt Ltd plant located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, IndiaCDM-9739Clean Development MechanismIndiaRegistry: Registered
Analysis: Re-assessment pending
Guangdong Xinsheng E-waste recovery and recycling projectVCS-4070VerraChinaRegistry: Registered
Analysis: Re-assessment pending
Igneo Technologies – Precious Metals and Copper Recovering and Recycling Activities, Savannah, GA, USAGS-3948Gold StandardUnited StatesRegistry: In development
Analysis: No rating yet
Zhejiang Shengtang Recycling Materials from E-waste ProjectVCS-4097VerraChinaRegistry: Registered
Analysis: Re-assessment pending

Listed alphabetically, not ranked. A methodology leaderboard is computed automatically once 5 of its projects have a document-based rating and a rankable registry status (projects still in the pipeline or under validation are not ranked).

CarbonMeld's document-based rating says how solid a project's carbon credits are, as far as the registry's public documents show: additionality, quantification, permanence where carbon is stored, and claim safety. A higher rating means more solid credits, as far as the public sources and documents show; the evidence coverage beside it says how much was read. How to read CarbonMeld ratings.

Project names, codes and registry status come from official registry records. Open a project dossier for its source record. Registry / standard: CDM / UNFCCC · Gold Standard · Verra / VCS .

Version and status refer to the methodology at its issuer. Individual projects may use different versions; these facts do not establish credit eligibility in other programs.

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