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NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS is strongly committed to environmental protection and sees recycling as one of the company’s top priorities in trying to minimize the burden placed on the environment. We are engaged in developing environmentally-friendly products, and always strive to help define and comply with the latest independent standards from agencies such as ISO (International Organisation for Standardization) and TCO (Swedish Trades Union).

Disposing of your old NEC product

The aim of recycling is to gain an environmental benefit by means of re-use, upgrading, reconditioning or reclamation of material. Dedicated recycling sites ensure that environmentally harmful components are properly handled and securely disposed. To ensure the best recycling of our products, NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS offers a variety of recycling procedures and gives advice on how to handle the product in an environmentally sensitive way, once it has reached the end of its life.

All required information concerning the disposal of the product and country-specific information on recycling facilities can be found below:

Austria

WEEE Implementation:
aAlready implemented and operational since 13/08/2005.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

The Federal Environment Agency (http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/)


Belgium


WEEE Implementation:
WEEE legislation implemented and operational in all three regions (Flandern, Valonia and Brussels Region).

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

In Flanders: Flemish Waste Department (Openbare Afvalstoffenmaatschappij voor het Vlaamse Gewest, "OVAM") (http://www.ovam.be/).
In Wallonia: Walloon Waste Department (Office Wallon des Dechets, "OWD") (www.environnement.wallonie.be)
In Brussels: Brussels Waste Department (l’Institut Bruxellois pour le Gestion des Dechets, "IBGE") (http://www.ibgebim.be/)


Bulgaria

WEEE Implementation:
Implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of Environment and Waters - Waste Management Directorate (http://www.moew.government.bg/)


Cyprus


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented, but not yet operaltional.

Take-Back:

Consumer may hand old equipment at the municipality or any other collection points. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment (http://www.moa.gov.cy/).


CzechRepublic


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of Environment (http://www.env.cz/).


Denmark


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of the Environment (http://www.mim.dk/eng/), Danish Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.mst.dk/homepage/) or at WEEE-System (http://www.weee-system.dk).


Estonia


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of Environment (http://www.envir.ee/)


Finland


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of the Environment (http://www.environment.fi/).


France


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry for Ecology and Sustainable Development (http://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/).


Germany


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Federal Ministry for the Environment (http://www.bmu.de/), Federal Environmental Office (http://www.uba.de/) or Stiftung EAR (http://www.stiftung-ear.de/).


Greece


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works (http://www.minenv.gr/).


Hungary


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of Environment and Water (http://www.ktm.hu/) or The National Directorate for the Environment, Nature and Water (http://www.ovf.hu/).


Ireland


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Department of the Environment, Heritage, and Local Government (http://www.environ.ie/) or The Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.epa.ie/).


Italy


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of Environment (http://www.minambiente.it/).


Latvia


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of Environment (http://www.vidm.gov.lv/).


Lithuania


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of Health (http://www.sam.lt/en/).


Luxembourg


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of the Environment (http://www.environnement.public.lu/).


Malta


WEEE Implementation:
Not implemented, nor operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer may hand old equipment at the municipality or any other collection points. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Malta Environment & Planning Authority (http://www.mepa.org.mt/).


Netherlands


WEEE Implementation:
Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry VROM (www.vrom.nl).


Poland

WEEE Implementation:Already implemented, but not yet operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of Environmental Protection (http://www.mos.gov.pl/); General Inspector of Environmental Protection (http://www.gios.gov.pl/)


Portugal

WEEE Implementation:Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Environment Ministry (http://www.maotdr.gov.pt/), National Waste Institute (http://www.inresiduos.pt/) or the national WEEE Schemes Amb3E or ERP (http://www.erp-recycling.org/).


Romania

WEEE Implementation:Implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

National Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.mmediu.ro/home/)


Slovakia

WEEE Implementation:Already implemented, but not yet operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic (http://www.lifeenv.gov.sk/) or the national WEEE Schemes Envidom (http://www.envidom.sk/), SEWA (http://www.sewa.sk/) and Etalux (http://www.etalux.sk/).


Slovenia

WEEE Implementation:Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (www.sigov.si/mop/en/) or collective Schemes ZEOS (http://www.zeos.si/), Slopak (http://www.slopak.si/) or Interseroh (http://www.interseroh-gruppe.de/).


Spain

WEEE Implementation:Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Ministry of Industry (http://www.mityc.es/) and Ministry of Environment (http://www.mma.es/) and at regional level (Madrid) Department of Environment of regional authority (http://www.madrid.org/).


Sweden

WEEE Implementation:Already implemented and operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

WEEEE Scheme “Elretur” (http://www.el-kretsen.se/index-e.htm).


United Kingdom

WEEE Implementation:Already implemented, but not yet operational.

Take-Back:

Consumer has the option to discard old ICT equipment, free of charge. He can hand in your old equipment at the municipality. The municipality is responsible for the separate collection of discarded equipment from private households. The manner in which the separate collection is arranged differs per municipality. Information, such as the address and opening hours of the waste collection point, can be found in the municipal guide or the website of your municipality.

Further information:

Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (http://www.defra.gov.uk/) and DTI (http://www.dti.gov.uk/), Environment Agency (http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/), Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.sepa.org.uk/) and Environment and Heritage Service (http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/).


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