The ecological system is at risk and improvements need to be made to our consumption habits.
Electrical or electronic products – at their end-of-life stage – that are mixed in with general waste products are not being used to their full potential and can become dangerous for the environment and a health-risk for human beings depending on substances present in the products.
It is therefore our responsibility to support appropriate waste management of end-of-life recyclable electrical or electronic products.

New Directive of the European Parliament on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

From Saturday, August 13th 2005 under new WEEE Regulations regarding the composition of electrical and electronic equipment and the elimination of resulting waste, the WEEE recycling value chain is effective.
From this day on we must improve the preservation of the environment and avoid waste of primary materials.

New regulation:
Separate collection: An adapted treatment
This regulation supports recyclable-waste collection of electrical and electronic equipment and appropriate consequential processing, with a view to recycle and reuse the waste.Dangerous components from some equipment can be isolated using an adapted treatment and the product can be better recycled.

 

Financing of the recycling value chain
Producer Recycling Fund are being introduced under the 2002 EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) to fund the recycling, processing and safe disposal of old electronic equipment.

The amount corresponds to the cost of recycling for an end-of-life product and is entirely given to the compliance scheme for waste from electrical and electronic equipment in charge of recycling the end-of-life product. The amount may vary mostly depending on the category and the product size. Other factors are taken into account to determine the volume of material that can be recycled (weight, capacity of a fridge, size of a TV screen for instance).

All products on the website that are subject to this Producer Recycling Fund will systematically show three distinct prices: the product price, the Producer Recycling Fund(PRF) and the total price.

If you are a reseller, you are obliged to include this contribution into the prices displayed for your customers.
We remind you that legal consequences may follow if this obligation is not respected.

Recyclable-waste collection for end-of-life products

CThis selective collection will ensure the recycling of current products on the market once they reach the end-of-life stage.

• Local authorities may offer a free collection service for unwanted objects. For more information about removal services or areas where products can be brought to in their local area, please contact your local authority.
• Pixmania-Pro also offers to collect your electrical or electronic end-of-life products for free.
  Conditions for collecting end-of-life goods
  • The system is based on “1 product collected for the purchase of 1 product”.
  • Products must be from a similar category or have the save function. For example, if you purchase a camera, we will take your old camera back and ensure free recycling in an ecological manner. If you purchase a computer, we will not take back your old television or mobile phone.
  
  How are my end-of-life products returned to Pixmania-Pro?
  • Old products can be returned within 15 days after the delivery date of your new product, to the following address :
  La Centrale Fotovista – Service Recyclage
  ZAC de la Maison Neuve
  Av. de la Commune de Paris,
  91220 Bretigny sur Orge
  FRANCE
  

   

Online price display and information

All prices on the Pixmania-Pro website include the PRF (Producer Recycling Fund). Information about the Environmental Management is available on the product page and on the order summary page (summary and order confirmation). A general information page is also available by clicking on the links that appear when the following is mentioned: “Producer Recycling Fund” and “PRF”. Hereunder an example of the price display on a product page:

List of categories of EEE and relevant PRFs

Small Household Appliances	Cost
Floor Care	€ 5,00
Other Small Household Appliances	€ 2,00
Miscellaneous Small Household Appliances	€ 1,00

IT and Telecommunications Equipment	Cost
Centralised data processing	N/A
Personal computing
Printing Equipment
User terminals and systems

Consumer Equipment	Cost
Large Colour Televisions (Visible screen Size = 73cm+)	€ 20,00
Medium Colour Televisions (Visible screen Size = 52-72cm)	€ 10,00
Small Colour Televisions (Visible screen Size = 0-51cm)	€ 5,00
Medium Consumer Products	€ 5,00
Small Consumer Products	€ 2,00
Miscellaneous Minor items	€ 1,00

Electrical and electronic tools (with the exception of large scale stationary industrial tools)	Cost
All Electrical Equipment	€ 3,00

Toys, leisure and sports equipment	Cost
Video games	N/A