New WEEE Directive for Medical Device Recycling

Published date : 18 September 2012
Article date : 18 September 2012

There is an interesting article at biomedEM.com which focuses on how Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) legislation is tightening in respect of medical devices.

They report that effective from 13th August 2012, within the EU, medical devices are subject to a recovery target of 70% and a recycling target of 50%; from 15th August 2015: Medical Devices are subject to recovery target of 75% and a recycling target of 55%; from 15th August 2015: Medical Devices (falling under category 4: Large equipments) have a recovery target of 85% and a recycling target of 80%. Medical devices (falling under category 5: Small equipments) are subject to a recovery target of 75% and a recycling target of 55%.

Apparently, non-EU manufacturers appointing a European Authorized Representativeunder the Medical Device Directives & CE marking requirements should invest in their product’s “end of life” EU conformity and require their EU importers & distributors to provide them with the evidence of registration, reporting and the detailed take-back process prior to affixing the WEEE symbol onto their packaging. 

Source: biomedME.com, 13 September 2012

Read the article here

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