Collection and Recycling Arrangements in Sweden
Under the Sweden Regulation on Producer Responsibility
for Electrical and Electronic Equipment which came into force on August 13th
2005, for equipment that you buy from Plasma Surgical after August 13th 2005, Plasma Surgical
is required to provide arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery
of the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) that your new purchase
replaces, on a one-for-one, like-for-like basis. The old equipment that your
new purchase from Plasma Surgical replaces is referred to as Historic WEEE.
Under the Regulation, Plasma Surgical is also required to provide arrangements for
the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of any new electrical and
electronic equipment that you buy from Plasma Surgical after August 13th 2005, when
that new equipment eventually becomes waste. This is referred to as New WEEE.
Plasma Surgical products are very competitively priced. Any new
increase in operating costs for manufacturers such as Plasma Surgical is normally
reflected in a price increase in the product. However, instead of increasing
the prices of our products, Plasma Surgical has decided to share these new environmental
costs directly with our customers. We believe in being transparent with you
on any new environmental costs that our products need to address.
Our approach to sharing these new environmental costs is:
- Plasma Surgical pays for the costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of the
WEEE to meet the targets set by the Swedish Regulations;
- Plasma Surgical pays for the costs of data management and reporting to the Swedish
Environmental Protection Agency to demonstrate compliance with all administrative
requirements of the Swedish Regulations;
- you pay for transportation of your WEEE to Plasma Surgical's appointed recycler
in Sweden.
Plasma Surgical has established a recycling contract with the European
Advanced Recycling Network (EARN) and will cover any costs of treatment,
recycling and recovery of the equipment on arrival at the EARN facility in
Sweden. All New WEEE that arises from the purchase of Plasma Surgical products is
classed as non-hazardous waste.
It is your responsibility to arrange and pay for costs
of collection and transportation to EARN. In order to meet the Swedish Waste
Ordinance (2001:1063) requirements for waste disposal, you should use one
of the following carriers (which hold a valid Waste Carriers licence):
For larger quantities of waste, you may want to contact
the recycler directly to arrange and pay for alternative collection arrangements.
The EARN recycling facility in Sweden is:
In order to help EARN identify Plasma Surgical equipment upon arrival
at the recycler's address, please download the Recycling
Label for Swedish Customers. Complete the label with
your company details and attach it to a suitable box for transport to EARN.
Recycling
Label for Swedish Customers
