Producer Responsibility and WEEE in the Netherlands

Dutch WEEE Regulations

The Netherlands published regulations, which came into force July 2004 the WEEE Management Decree and the WEEE Management Regulations, requiring all companies that place electrical equipment on the market to take financial responsibility for the recovery and recycling of electrical equipment at end of life.

Baxter Obligation

Under the Decree, Baxter is required to finance the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of any new electrical and electronic equipment that you buy from Baxter after August 13th 2004, when that new equipment eventually becomes waste. This is referred to as New WEEE.

Baxter is also required to finance 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 Baxter replaces is referred to as Historic WEEE.

WEEE Collection & Recycling Information

Baxter Holland is registered by "the Dutch Foundation for the medical equipment (NVMP Foundation)" which are not subject to disposal fees.

In order to meet the Dutch regulations for waste disposal, you should use one of the following carriers (which hold a valid Waste Carriers License):

Waste Carrier Name: NVMP for Medical Equipment

Telephone Number: +31 79 353 1123

Website: http://www.nvmp.nl/nederlands/homepage.html

Health & Safety Information

Baxter's customers sending equipment for recycling are required to provide a decontamination certificate for medical equipment prior to collection. Infected WEEE is not included under the scope of the directive and customers should be aware that WEEE that presents a health or safety risk to personnel because of contamination will be refused for collection.