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| 11 June 2007
Casella Measurement Ltd, as a leading instrumentation manufacturer issue environmental compliance statements.
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) general statement.
WEEE Directive – The legislation.
The WEEE directive aims to raise the level of recycling of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and encourages designers to create products with recycling in mind. Potentially, a key part of this directive is to make all parties aware and more responsible for collection, treatment and recovery of WEEE.
Casella Measurement and WEEE.
All Casella products shipped from 13th August 2005 and thereafter will be marked in accordance with the European standard EN 50419:2005 to indicate “new EEE waste”. “Historical EEE waste” sold before this date will be handled according to national legislation in European countries.
WEEE Producer Registration Number :- WEE/KA0052TQ
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
general statement.
RoHS – The legislation.
The RoHS is a directive from the European Union (EU) and bans the use of certain substances used in the making of certain electrical and electronic equipment after July 2006. There are six major substances on the list; lead, cadmium, mercury, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB's), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE's), and hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)).
This directive stems from the impact these substances have to humans and the environment from both extraction of raw materials and their eventual disposal as well as occupational exposure and exposure following disposal. In Europe, over 90% of electrical/electronic equipment goes into landfill sites which amounts to about 6 million tons of waste every year. Removal of these substances will reduce both health risks and damage to the environment.
Casella Measurement and RoHS.
Products manufactured by Casella are classified under Category 9, ”Monitoring and control instruments“ as per Annex IA of the WEEE directive and as such are exempt from the requirements of RoHS.
As an Environmental company, Casella are committed to minimising the full life cycle impact of its products and actions on the environment.
Although Casella products are exempt, we are committed to working towards the directive and as such are actively involved in a program to work towards our core product ranges being fully compliant to the demands of the RoHS directive by 2010. If the scope of the directive changes during this period we will revise our strategy to ensure full compliance with the directive at all times.
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