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Connevans Environmental Policies

RoHS compliance

As a supplier of electrical & electronic equipment Connevans Limited is fully committed to provide our customers with RoHS compliant products.

In line with all manufacturers and importers of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) for use within the EU, Connevans Limited is following the RoHS Directive. All of our suppliers are constantly monitored for compliance. This may result in some product lines being discontinued. All EEE is subject to restrictions on disposal at end of life.

The European-wide RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Materials) Directive places a virtual ban on the use of many substances commonly used in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) so that they cannot poison life and our environment when the product eventually becomes waste.

All new EEE products manufactured and supplied by Connevans are now RoHS compliant. Any exceptions are notified in the relevant product literature.

For further information follow these links www.rohs.gov.uk and RoHS

WEEE compliance and Recovery Responsibilities

The European-wide WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive requires that WEEE is disposed of in an environmentally friendly way at the end of its working life which minimizes the impact on the environment and promotes the highest possible level of reuse and recycling. Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 3289 requires that WEEE must not be disposed of along with normal household waste.

Connevans Customer Responsibilities

WEEE can be disposed of through your local civic amenities site, an approved treatment facility or alternatively through a relevant compliance scheme such as the one Connevans now operates.

Connevans pays a membership charge on our customers' behalf to a Distributor Take Back Scheme. This scheme allows our customers to dispose of WEEE through the local civic amenity site without further charge.

Click on www.recycle-more.co.uk to find your local recycling facility.

Connevans WEEE distributor take back scheme certificate.

Connevans Responsibilities

As a "producer", Connevans has a legal responsibility to provide a return service from our customers for our obligated WEEE. Connevans will accept the return of obligated WEEE at no charge but carriage to Connevans is the customer's responsibility. Obligated WEEE will be accepted at our registered offices free of charge by prior arrangement.

Connevans is defined as a producer under the WEEE Regulations because we sell own brand Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) in the UK.

Connevans Obligated WEEE

This is defined as Connevans branded EEE which is marked with a crossed wheelie bin and date bar, falling within the scope of the regulation, or EEE from any producer being replaced with Connevans branded products in a like-for-like replacement. Like-for-like means "of equivalent type" or EEE that "fulfils the same function" as the supplied equipment.

The crossed out wheelie bin symbol indicates that the product must not be disposed of in unsorted municipal waste.

Other Producers' Obligated WEEE

This is EEE that other producers have a legal obligation to collect under the WEEE Regulations.

The Environment Agency has made an initial list of registered producers available which may be viewed click here.

Non-obligated WEEE

This is WEEE that falls outside the scope of the regulation, or does not have a crossed out wheelie bin or date mark on and is not being replaced with Connevans branded EEE as a like-for-like replacement.

Connevans reserves the right not to accept other producers' obligated WEEE and a charge will be levied if customers require to dispose of other producers' obligated WEEE through the Connevans WEEE recovery service.

Connevans WEEE Recovery Service

For our WEEE recovery service options, please email us with details of the products to be collected and we will reply with the available options for your area.

The Batteries Directive

The Batteries Directive came into force in 26th September 2008. It replaces the original Batteries Directive which was first adopted in 1991.

The Directive applies to all types of batteries and accumulators, regardless of their shape, volume, weight, material composition or use, placed on the market on or after 26 September 2008.

These include all industrial, automotive and portable batteries.

There is currently no legal requirement for Connevans to provide a battery recycling take back service so we recommend that waste batteries are disposed of in line with your local authority guidlelines.

However, it is expected that this will become a legal requirement in 2010 and Connevans will comply with any legal obligation.

Connevans will take back waste batteries which have been supplied by Connevans under the same conditions as other WEEE. Note however, that it may be more cost effective to use your local authority facilities.

For further information follow these links The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009, DEFRA and BIS/BERR

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