Overview
EU Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and the EU Council on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (known as the WEEE Directive) came into force across EU Member States on 13th August 2005. The WEEE Directive was further updated by EU Directive 2012/19/EU on WEEE (known as the WEEE ‘Recast’ Directive) which later came into force on 24th July 2012.
The WEEE regulations in the United Kingdom follow similar rules.
The purpose of the WEEE Regulations is to minimise the impact of uncontrolled disposal of electrical and electronic equipment when it reaches end-of-life by requiring producers such as CN-Bio to provide arrangements for collection, treatment, recycling and other forms of recovery of the products they sell in Europe when they become waste.
All products which are covered by the WEEE Regulations must be appropriately labelled with the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol. This symbol denotes that the product must be collected separately from other waste streams when it reaches end-of-life.
For CN-Bio products which are covered by the WEEE Regulations and therefore labelled with the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol, please follow the information below in the country you are located to understand how you can send equipment for recycling when it reaches end-of-life.
United Kingdom
Under the United Kingdom Regulations for WEEE, for products that you buy from CN Bio which carry the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol, CN Bio provides arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling, and recovery of these products when they reach end-of-life.
In addition, for any old products purchased before 1st April 2006 that your purchase from CN Bio replaces on a one-for-one and like-for-like basis, CN Bio provides arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling, and recovery of the old product which is being replaced.
CN Bio takes its environmental responsibilities seriously to ensure a high-quality recycling process for our products when they reach end-of-life. CN BIO has concluded a recycling agreement with the UK appropriate authorities to ensure the correct treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE for which CN Bio is responsible.
As part of this agreement:
- CN Bio will pay for the costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE for which CN Bio is responsible
- In return, CN Bio requires the end-user customer to arrange and pay for the costs of transport of the WEEE to the CN Bio appointed recycler in the UK
Please contact CN Bio for details.
Denmark
Under the Danish Order for WEEE, for products that you buy from CN-Bio which carry the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol, CN-Bio provides arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling, and recovery of these products when they reach end-of-life.
In addition, for any old products purchased before 1st April 2006 that your purchase from CN-Bio replaces on a one-for-one and like-for-like basis, CN-Bio provides arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling, and recovery of the old product which is being replaced.
CN-Bio takes its environmental responsibilities seriously to ensure a high-quality recycling process for our products when they reach end-of-life. CN-BIO has concluded a recycling agreement with the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN Elektroaltgeräte Service GmbH) to ensure the correct treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE for which CN-Bio is responsible.
As part of this agreement:
- CN-Bio will pay for the costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE for which CN-Bio is responsible
- In return, CN-Bio requires the end-user customer to arrange and pay for the costs of transport of the WEEE to the EARN recycler in Denmark
To organise transport of WEEE for which CN-Bio is responsible, please use the link below to complete the online form:
https://b2btool.earn-service.com/cnbio-parcel
After you have completed the form, you can prepare the WEEE for transport to the EARN recycler by following the online instructions provided.
France
Under Decree 2014-928 on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and used Electrical and Electronic Equipment, for products that you buy from CN-Bio which carry the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol, CN-Bio provides arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling, and recovery of these products when they reach end-of-life.
CN-Bio takes its environmental responsibilities seriously to ensure a high-quality recycling process for our products when they reach end-of-life. CN-BIO has concluded a recycling agreement with the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN Elektroaltgeräte Service GmbH) to ensure the correct treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE for which CN-Bio is responsible.
As part of this agreement:
- CN-Bio will pay for the costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE for which CN-Bio is responsible
- In return, CN-Bio requires the end-user customer to arrange and pay for the costs of transport of the WEEE to the EARN recycler in France
To organise transport of WEEE for which CN-Bio is responsible, please use the link below to complete the online form:
https://b2btool.earn-service.com/cnbio-parcel
After you have completed the form, you can prepare the WEEE for transport to the EARN recycler by following the online instructions provided.
Germany
Under the WEEE Regulations in Germany (known as ElektroG), for products that you buy from CN-Bio which carry the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol, CN-Bio provides arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling, and recovery of these products when they reach end-of-life. In Germany WEEE-Reg.-No. DE 95038860
CN-Bio takes its environmental responsibilities seriously to ensure a high-quality recycling process for our products when they reach end-of-life. CN-BIO has concluded a recycling agreement with the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN Elektroaltgeräte Service GmbH) to ensure the correct treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE for which CN-Bio is responsible.
As part of this agreement:
- CN-Bio will pay for the costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE for which CN-Bio is responsible
- In return, CN-Bio requires the end-user customer to arrange and pay for the costs of transport of the WEEE to the EARN recycler in Germany
To organise transport of WEEE for which CN-Bio is responsible, please use the link below to complete the online form:
https://b2btool.earn-service.com/cnbio-parcel
After you have completed the form, you can prepare the WEEE for transport to the EARN recycler by following the online instructions provided.
Switzerland
Switzerland is a member of the European Free Trade Association but not part of the European Union or European Economic Area. As such, Switzerland has no obligation to follow EU policy nor implement transposing regulations, including those covering the requirements of the EU WEEE Directive.
Instead, extended producer responsibility regulations in Switzerland covering collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of end-of-life devices is covered by the Ordinance on the Return, Take-back and Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (VREG). The Ordinance came into force on July 1st 1998 and has been followed by a number of subsequent amendments to expand on the scope of products which are covered.
The requirements of VREG are significantly different from the requirements of the EU WEEE Directive. In particular, the scope of products which are covered by ORDEE do not include any of the types of products manufactured and sold by CN-Bio. VREG does not place any legal obligations on CN-Bio to provide arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of waste electrical and electronic equipment in Switzerland.
However, CN-Bio takes its environmental responsibilities seriously to ensure a high-quality recycling process for our products when they reach end-of-life. CN-BIO has concluded a recycling agreement with the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN Elektroaltgeräte Service GmbH) to provide voluntary arrangements for the correct treatment, recycling and recovery of CN-Bio products when they become waste.
As part of this agreement:
- CN-Bio will pay for the costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE for which CN-Bio is responsible
- In return, CN-Bio requires the end-user customer to arrange and pay for the costs of transport of the WEEE to the EARN recycler in Switzerland
To organise transport of WEEE for which CN-Bio is responsible, please use the link below to complete the online form:
https://b2btool.earn-service.com/cnbio-parcel
After you have completed the form, you can prepare the WEEE for transport to the EARN recycler by following the online instructions provided.