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Collection and Recycling Arrangements in the NetherlandsUnder the Dutch Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Management Regulations which came into force on January 1st 2005, for equipment that you buy from Gatan after August 13th 2005, Gatan 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 Gatan replaces is referred to as Historic WEEE. Under the WEEE Management Regulations, Gatan is also required to provide arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of any new electrical and electronic equipment that you buy from them after August 13th 2005, when that new equipment eventually becomes waste. This is referred to as New WEEE. Gatan products are very competitively priced. Any new increase in operating costs for manufacturers such as Gatan is normally reflected in a price increase in the product. However, instead of increasing the prices of our products, Gatan 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:
Gatan 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 the Netherlands. All New WEEE that arises from the purchase of Gatan 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 the requirements for waste disposal as stipulated by the Environmental Management Act 2004, 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 methods. The EARN recycling facility in the Netherlands is:
In order to help EARN identify Gatan equipment upon arrival at the recycler's address, please download the Recycling Label for Dutch Customers. Complete the label with your company details and attach it to a suitable box for transport to EARN. Recycling Label for Dutch Customers WEEE Reporting Recycling Data for Gatan Equipment in the NetherlandsUnder Section 16 of the WEEE Management Regulations, Gatan must provide annual information on the quantities and categories of electrical and electronic equipment put on the market, reused, recycled and recovered within the Netherlands. The first WEEE recycling report will cover the period August 2007 to July 2008. EARN will prepare the recycling data report for Gatan. Information in the EARN recycling data report will be summarised on the Gatan website when it becomes available.
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