Finland
Collection and Recycling Arrangements in Finland
Under the Finnish Waste Act which implements regulations
for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) which
came into force on August 13th 2005, for equipment that you
buy from Black Box after August 13th 2005, Black Box is
required to finance 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 Black Box
replaces is referred to as Historic WEEE.
Under the Waste Act, Black Box is also required to finance the
collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of any new electrical
and electronic equipment that you buy from Black Box after August 13th 2005,
when that new equipment eventually becomes waste. This is referred to as New WEEE.
Black Box products are very competitively priced. Any new increase in operating
costs for manufacturers such as Black Box is normally reflected in a price increase
in the product. However, instead of increasing the prices of our products Black Box
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 are:
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You pay for transportation of your WEEE to Black Box’s appointed recycler in Finland
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Black Box pays for the costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of the WEEE to meet
the targets set by the Finland WEEE Regulations
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Black Box pays for the costs of data management and reporting to the Pirkanmaa Regional
Environment Centre to demonstrate compliance with all administrative requirements of the
Finland WEEE Regulations
Black Box has established a recycling contract with ICT.
All Historic and New WEEE that arises from the purchase of Black Box products is classed as non-hazardous
waste**
**Black Box customers sending equipment for recycling are advised that you MUST
remove all batteries PRIOR to collection to avoid the equipment being classed
as hazardous waste.
It is your responsibility to arrange and pay for costs of collection and transportation to ICT.
In order to meet the requirements in the Finnish Waste Act, the Finnish Waste Decree and the Decision 659/1996
of the Council of State, you should use one of the following carriers (which hold a valid Waste Carriers License):
WEEE Reporting Recycling Data for Black Box equipment in Finland
Under Section 51 (3) of the Finnish Waste Act, Black Box must provide annual
information of the quantities and categories of electrical and electronic
equipment put on the market, reused, recycled and recovered within Finland.
The first WEEE recycling report will cover the period August 2005 to July 2006.
| Category |
Equipment Sold |
Collected |
Reused |
Recycled |
Recovered |
| Tonnes |
Tonnes |
Tonnes |
% |
Tonnes |
% |
Tonnes |
% |
| 1. Large Household Appliances |
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| 2. Small Household Appliances |
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| 3. IT and Telecommunications Equipment |
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| 4. Consumer Equipment |
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| 5. Lighting Equipment |
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| 6. Electrical and Electronic Tools |
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| 7. Toys, Leisure and Sports Equipment |
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| 8. Medical Devices |
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| 9. Monitoring and Control Instruments |
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| 10. Automatic Dispensers |
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