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WEEE Compliance

Collection and Recycling Arrangements in Belgium: Brussels Capital

Regulations concerning the management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the Brussels Capital are implemented by an amendment to the existing Producer Responsibility Decree and came into force on June 3rd 2005. For equipment that you buy from Dedicated Micros after August 13th 2005, Dedicated Micros 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 Dedicated Micros replaces is referred to as Historic WEEE.

Under the Decree, Dedicated Micros is also required to provide arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of any new electrical and electronic equipment that you buy from Dedicated Micros after August 13th 2005, when that new equipment eventually becomes waste. This is referred to as New WEEE.

Dedicated Micros products are very competitively priced. Any new increase in operating costs for manufacturers such as Dedicated Micros is normally reflected in a price increase in the product. However, instead of increasing the prices of our products, Dedicated Micros 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:

  • Dedicated Micros pays for the costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of the WEEE to meet the targets set by the Decree;
  • Dedicated Micros pays for the costs of data management and reporting to the Brussels Institute for Management of the Environment (IBGE)to demonstrate compliance with all administrative requirements of the Decree;
  • you pay for transportation of your WEEE to Dedicated Micros's appointed recycler in Belgium.

Dedicated Micros 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 Belgium. All New WEEE that arises from the purchase of Dedicated Micros 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 in Belgium, you should use one of the following carriers (which will hold a valid Waste Carriers licence prior to producer take-back obligations beginning in Belgium):

Waste Carrier Telephone Number Website
DHL Belgium +32 (0) 27155050 www.dhl.be

In order to help EARN identify Dedicated Micros equipment upon arrival at the recycler's address, please download the Recycling Label for Belgian Customers. Complete the label with your company details and attach it to a suitable box for transport to EARN.

Recycling Label for Belgian Customers

WEEE Reporting Recycling Data for Dedicated Micros Equipment in Belgium: Brussels Capital

Under Article 12 of the WEEE Directive and the implementing Producer Responsibility Decree, Dedicated Micros must provide annual information on the quantities and categories of electrical and electronic equipment put on the market, reused, recycled and recovered within Brussels Capital.

The first WEEE recycling report will cover the period March 2007 to February 2008. EARN will prepare the recycling data report for Dedicated Micros. Information in the EARN recycling data report will be summarised on the Dedicated Micros website when it becomes available.

Equipment Sold: Collected: Reused: Recovered: Recycled:
Category Tonnes: Tonnes: Tonnes: %: Tonnes: %: Tonnes: %:
1: Large Household Appliances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2: Small Household Appliances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3: IT & Telecom's Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4: Consumer Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: Lighting Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: Electrical & Electronic Tools 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7: Toys, Leisure & Sports Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8: Medical Devices 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9: Monitoring & Control Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10: Automatic Dispensers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0