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Do not discard electronic products in household trash !
All waste electronics equipment should be recycled properly. Actual procedures depend on your country. Information for the recycler:
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| EU - a single market ? |
Far from it, there are separate registration and recycling schemes for each
of the 25+ EU member states (and even a few of their provinces).
What part of COMMON MARKET was so hard to understand for EU
lawmakers ?
Because of the high complexity, bureaucracy and cost of registration, PC Engines cannot accept orders from EU end users until further notice. Please order from EU based distributors. |
| Recycling links | No guarantees for completeness. Importers are advised to check local regulations. In many countries a foreign manufacturer cannot even register, sometimes filings have to be in the national language etc. |
| Overview | Orgalime, see their excellent overview of national registers and recycling organizations. |
| Overview | Excellent overview published by US commercial service |
| Overview | WEEE-Forum - association of take-back systems. |
| Austria | Lebensministerium / Elektro Recycling Austria (charged by weight) / EVA / Umweltforum Haushalt (charged by piece). System boards / components should not require the recycling fee, but completed systems do. |
| France | Ministery |
| Germany | Elektro-Altgeräte-Register. Notice the modest fee schedule... |
| Switzerland | SWICO. PC Engines pays the VRG (advance recycling fee) for products sold within Switzerland. |