Sweden

Collection and Recycling Arrangements in Sweden

Under the Sweden Regulation on Producer Responsibility for Electrical and Electronic Equipment which came into force on August 13th 2005, for equipment that you buy from Phoenix Audio Technologies after August 13th 2005, Phoenix Audio Technologies is required to provide arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) that your new purchase replaces, on a one-for-one, like-for-like basis. The old equipment that your new purchase from Phoenix Audio Technologies replaces is referred to as Historic WEEE.

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

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

• Phoenix Audio Technologies pays for the costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of the WEEE to meet the targets set by the Swedish Regulations;
• Phoenix Audio Technologies pays for the costs of data management and reporting to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency to demonstrate compliance with all administrative requirements of the Swedish Regulations;
• you pay for transportation of your WEEE to Phoenix Audio Technologies’ appointed recycler in Sweden.

Phoenix Audio Technologies 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 Sweden. All New WEEE that arises from the purchase of Phoenix Audio Technologies 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 Swedish Waste Ordinance (2001:1063) requirements for waste disposal, 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 Sweden is:

In order to help EARN identify Phoenix Audio Technologies equipment upon arrival at the recycler’s address, please download the Recycling Label for Swedish Customers. Complete the label with your company details and attach it to a suitable box for transport to EARN.

Recycling Label for Swedish Customers

WEEE Reporting Recycling Data for Phoenix Audio Technologies Equipment in Sweden

Under Section 27 of the Regulation on Producer Responsibility, Phoenix Audio Technologies must provide annual information on the quantities and categories of electrical and electronic equipment put on the market, reused, recycled and recovered within Sweden.

The first WEEE recycling report will cover the period 2012. EARN will prepare the recycling data report for Phoenix Audio Technologies. Information in the EARN recycling data report will be summarised on the Phoenix Audio Technologies website when it becomes available.