Notification to the SCIP database about articles that contain substances of very high concern has been mandatory since the beginning of 2021. The aim is to boost materials recycling along with knowledge about possible substances of concern in these articles at European level. The SCIP database (Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products)) was established under the Waste Framework Directive. In this article, we take a closer look at it using the who-what-why-when-how approach. The aim of the SCIP database is to improve knowledge about hazardous chemicals ...