Return and Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

The European WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE = Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) aims to curb the increasing amount of electronic waste and to ensure the environmentally sound disposal of electronic devices. In Germany, the directive has been anchored in the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG), which implements not only the WEEE Directive but also the EU RoHS Directive (Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment).

As registered manufacturers

• pfm medical gmbh (WEEE Reg. No. DE85819911)
• pfm medical hico gmbh (WEEE Reg. No. DE88487184)

we take back waste electrical and electronic equipment after it has been decommissioned. We organise the returns process centrally via the Technical Service department of pfm medical gmbh, which ensures professional disposal.
 

To arrange for the take-back of your waste electrical or electronic equipment, please contact us using the telephone number or email address provided above.

Prepare the device for transport

If possible, please use the original packaging and commission a forwarding agent of your choice to return the waste electrical equipment to the following address:

pfm medical gmbh
Technischer Service (Technical Service)
Wankelstr. 60
50996 Cologne, Germany

Costs

As the manufacturer, we will bear the costs of disposal, unless otherwise agreed. The transport and packaging costs shall be borne by the owner/user of the waste electrical equipment, unless otherwise agreed.

• Obligation to separate batteries/rechargeable batteries
  Batteries/rechargeable batteries that are not permanently integrated into the waste electrical equipment to be disposed of must be removed before return and disposed of separately.
• Obligation for separate collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment
  Waste electrical and electronic equipment must not be disposed of with household waste. It must be collected separately and disposed of via the offered take-back option.
• Personal responsibility for data deletion
  If personal or confidential data is stored on the waste electrical equipment, it is the responsibility of the end user to delete it completely before returning the device. No data deletion will be carried out by us or our service providers.
• Meaning of the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol
  This symbol identifies electrical and electronic equipment that must not be disposed of via household waste. It indicates the obligation for separate collection and environmentally friendly disposal.