Under Regulation 013/2005 for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) which came into force on January 18th 2005, for equipment that you buy from Smiths Detection after August 13th 2005, Smiths Detection is required to provide arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE that your new purchase replaces, on a one-for-one, like-for-like basis. The old equipment that your new purchase from Smiths Detection replaces is referred to as Historic WEEE.
Under the Luxembourg WEEE Regulations, Smiths Detection is also required to provide arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of any new electrical and electronic equipment that you buy from Smiths Detection after August 13th 2005, when that new equipment eventually becomes waste. This is referred to as New WEEE.
Smiths Detection products are very competitively priced. Any new increase in operating costs for manufacturers such as Smiths Detection is normally reflected in a price increase in the product. However, instead of increasing the prices of our products, Smiths Detection 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:
- Smiths Detection pays for the costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of the WEEE to meet the targets set by the Regulations;
- Smiths Detection pays for the costs of data management and reporting to the Ministry of Environment to demonstrate compliance with all administrative requirements of the Luxembourg WEEE Regulations;
- you pay for transportation of your WEEE to Smiths Detection's appointed recycler in Luxembourg.
Any equipment likely to be contaminated MUST be certified as clean and free from contamination prior to transportation to the recyclers address.
Smiths Detection 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 recycling facility in Belgium. All New WEEE that arises from the purchase of Smiths Detection products is classed as non-hazardous waste.
It is your responsibility to arrange and pay for costs of collection and transportation to the recycler. In order to meet waste regulations in Luxembourg, you should use one of the following carriers (which will hold a valid Waste Carriers licence prior to producer take-back obligations beginning in Luxembourg):
Kühne + Nagel
Telephone Number
| Waste Carrier | Telephone Number | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Kühne + Nagel | + 352 355 1411 | www.kn-portal.com |
For larger quantities of waste, you may want to contact the recycler directly to arrange and pay for alternative collection methods. The EARN recycling facility for Luxembourg is Coolrec BV in Netherlands:
| Recycler | Telephone Number |
|---|---|
| Coolrec BV | +31 40 851 7300 |
To comply with the Luxembourg waste transport regulations the transport of your waste to the recycler must be accompanied by suitable documentation.
In order to comply with this legislation and to enable EARN to identify Smiths Detection equipment upon arrival at the recycler's address, please download the Recycling Label for Luxembourger Customers. Complete the label with your company details and attach it to a suitable box for transport to EARN.