Treatment Instructions
& Dismantling Information
Technical consulting and documentation service for dismantling, materials declarations, and related product end-of-life requirements
Intertek Ageus Solutions has a clear, comprehensive, and affordable approach to meeting the treatment and dismantling instructions requirements of:
- Article 11 of the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC)
- "Provision of Recycling Information" requirement for the Act for Resource Recycling of Electric Electronic Equipment (Korea RoHS)
- Japan Green (JGPSSI) treatment instructions requirements
- US EPEAT's treatment instructions requirements
Intertek Ageus Solutions' WEEE consulting and documentation specialists create the specific recycling passport documentation needed by dismantlers, recyclers, and the customer base.
For each product, Intertek Ageus Solutions generates a document comprising all of the necessary details, including graphics and descriptions, to meet the WEEE Directive, Korea RoHS' "Provision of Recycling Information", Japan Green dismantling instructions' and US EPEAT treatment instructions requirements.
Key Elements of Intertek Ageus Solutions' Treatment Instruction Service:
- Ability to evaluate each client's product line and provide the most efficient and thorough path towards document creation
- Real-time document revision that runs in conjunction with product alterations and re-designs for documents that Intertek Ageus Solutions has created
- Evaluation and criteria grading of 3rd party documentation existing for sourced assemblies in a product BOM
- Comprehensive training sessions for document creation
The creation of documentation to meet the WEEE Directive re-use and treatment information requirements is not a well understood process for most electronics manufacturers. As a starting point, most electronics manufacturers are not aware that the materials declaration requirements of the WEEE Directive are different than those of the RoHS Directive, as well as the materials declaration requirements of the Joint Industry Guide (JIG) and IPC-1752.
Intertek Ageus Solutions' industry leading experts utilize a step-by-step approach to clearly and comprehensively meet the documentation requirements of the WEEE Directive, Korea RoHS, Japan Green and US EPEAT requirements.
Key components of Intertek Ageus Solutions' Treatment Instructions:
- Corporate information
- Product information
- Declaration and location of materials requiring selective treatment
- Declaration of valuable materials and materials of interest to recyclers
Corporate Information
A professional approach to dismantling instructions and treatment instructions requires corporate information of the parent company and⁄or brand owner. Intertek Ageus Solutions has a consistent and professional approach for each document.
Product Information
Outside of the material and treatment information, there are additional product information requirements. Each of these basic product information requirements, such as product identifiers, product part numbers, and weights needs to be identified in the instructions.
Materials Requiring Selective Treatment
Due to hazardous materials and waste transportation restrictions, there are a number of materials and substances that are required to be declared. The base list of materials is contained in Annex II of the WEEE directive, but the specific requirements are found in the individual member state legislations.
Intertek Ageus Solutions' WEEE experts are well versed in the requirements and have a straight forward step-by-step and graphical process for declaring these materials requiring selective treatment.
Highlights of the Intertek Ageus Solutions approach to materials requiring selective treatment:
- Identification of each material requiring selective treatment
- Location of each material requiring selective treatment
- Graphical representation of product and information
- Labeling of each material requiring selective treatment in the graphics
- Materials information in tabular format
Other Materials of Interest
Hazardous materials are not the only materials of interest. For cost, recovery, and treatment reasons, recyclers are interested in the metals and plastics used in electronic products. Furthermore, many companies following the requirements of Korea RoHS and Japan Green have material declaration requirements that include these materials.
Intertek Ageus Solutions works with you to generate a comprehensive mapping of these materials in your product.
Highlights of the Intertek Ageus Solutions approach to materials of interest:
- Identification of each material of recycling value
- Location of each material of recycling value
- Graphical representation of product and information
- Labeling of each material of recycling value the graphics
- Materials information in tabular format
Format
Intertek Ageus Solutions' treatment and dismantling instructions are clear, simple, and stand alone. Each treatment and dismantling instruction product can be used as a recycling passport document and⁄or be made available for web use.
As electronics recycling becomes more of a business of requirements, the demand for dismantling instructions and materials declarations will only increase. Many system integrators and distributors now specifically request dismantling instructions to be available for all of the products in their supply chain. To meet these demands, Intertek Ageus Solutions experienced staff is well prepared to meet your recycling documentation needs.
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