RoHS and WEEE Directives

RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC)

The Restriction of hazardous substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Directive has been passed into law by the European Union (EU). It affects manufacturers, sellers, distributors and recyclers of electrical and electronic equipment containing lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chrome, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE). After 1 July 2006 the use of these materials will be banned in new products sold in Europe. The RoHS Directive complements the WEEE directive.

All of Screen's products and their packaging materials currently sold worldwide are fully RoHS compliant.

WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC)

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive (WEEE) applies to companies that manufacture, sell and distribute electrical and electronic equipment in the EU. It covers a wide range of large and small household appliances, IT equipment, radio and audio equipment, electrical tools, telecommunications equipment, electrical toys etc.

The directive aims to reduce the waste arising from electrical and electronic equipment and improve the environmental performance of everything involved in the life cycle of electrical and electronic equipment. This is translated into the following requirements:

· Producers (manufacturers or importers) of electrical and electronic equipment will be required to register in their countries.
· Producers will be required to achieve a series of demanding recycling and recovery targets.
· Producers will be required to mark their products with the `crossed out wheeled bin'. This symbol indicates that the equipment carrying this mark must not be thrown into general waste but should be collected separately and properly recycled under local regulations.

The WEEE directive has been or will shortly be transposed into each member state's legislation and so the exact timing and details will vary slightly from country to country, but the above principles will apply. In particular, the arrangements for the separate collection of WEEE will vary in each country but might include for example: Public collection points, retailers take back schemes, collection from households etc. The directive encourages reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery in order to prevent WEEE. Users of electrical and electronic equipment in the EU can therefore play an important role in reducing WEEE and helping the environment by separating out WEEE and disposing of it properly.

Screen is committed to minimising the impact its products have on the environment and to comply with the WEEE directive.

Please note that some of Screen's legacy products are not compliant and customers with legacy systems should therefore click here to download our Legacy Product Table