Collection and Recycling Arrangements in Poland

Under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Act in Poland which came into force on October 21st 2005, for equipment that you buy from AB SCIEX after August 13th 2005, AB SCIEX is required to provide arrangements for 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 AB SCIEX replaces is referred to as Historic WEEE.

Under the WEEE Act, AB SCIEX is required to provide arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of any new electrical and electronic equipment that you buy from AB SCIEX after August 13th 2005, when that new equipment eventually becomes waste. This is referred to as New WEEE. AB SCIEX customers should note that producer responsibility obligations to take back New WEEE in Poland have not yet been finalised.

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

• AB SCIEX pays for the costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of the WEEE to meet the targets set by the WEEE Act;
• AB SCIEX pays for the costs of data management and reporting to Chief Inspector of Environmental Protection to demonstrate compliance with all administrative requirements of the WEEE Act;
• you pay for transportation of your WEEE to AB SCIEX's appointed recycler in Poland.

AB SCIEX 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 Poland. All New WEEE that arises from the purchase of AB SCIEX 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 waste regulations in Poland, you should use one of the following carriers (which will hold a valid Waste Carriers licence prior to producer take-back obligations beginning in Poland):

Kuenhe+Nagel (http://www.kn-portal.com)

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 Poland is:

Stena Zlomet (+48 605 440 504)

In order to help EARN identify AB SCIEX equipment upon arrival at the recycler's address, please download the Recycling Label for Polish Customers. Complete the label with your company details and attach it to a suitable box for transport to EARN.

WEEE Reporting Recycling Data for AB SCIEX Equipment in Poland

Under Article 31 of the WEEE Directive and the implementing WEEE Act, AB SCIEX must provide annual information on the quantities and categories of electrical and electronic equipment put on the market, reused, recycled and recovered within Poland.

The first WEEE recycling report will cover the period 2010. EARN will prepare the recycling data report for AB SCIEX. Information in the EARN recycling data report will be summarised on the AB SCIEX website when it becomes available.