Collection and recycling arrangements in Germany
Under the Germany Act Governing the Sale, Return and Environmentally Sound Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (ElektroG) which came into force on13 August 2005, the financing of collection and recycling of any waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) arising from equipment bought before 24 March 2006 is the customer's responsibility. This is regardless of whether the old equipment is being replaced by a new item of equipment purchased from Veritas. Waste arising from equipment purchased before 24 March 2006 is referred to as Historic WEEE.
Under the ElektroG Act, Veritas is required to provide arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of any new electrical and electronic equipment that you buy from them after 24 March 2006, when that new equipment eventually becomes waste. This is referred to as New WEEE.
Veritas covers the following costs for WEEE compliance management in Germany:
- The costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of the WEEE to meet the targets set by German WEEE Regulations;
- The costs of data management and reporting to the Federal Environmental Agency (UBA) to demonstrate compliance with all administrative requirements of ElektroG.
- The costs of transportation of your WEEE to Veritas's appointed recycler in Germany.
Veritas 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 Germany. All New WEEE that arises from the purchase of Veritas products is classed as non-hazardous waste.
Please contact EARN directly to arrange for the collection and treatment of the waste. Under these arrangements, Veritas will cover the costs of collection and transport if arranged for by the EARN recycling partner. The EARN recycling facility in Germany is:
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 in Germany is:
In order to enable EARN to identify Veritas equipment upon arrival at the recycler's address, please download the
Recycling Label for German Customers. Complete the
label with your company details and attach it to a suitable box for transport to EARN.