WEEE / RoHS Declaration
Statement of Compliance
Cooper Lighting and Security are currently working towards compliance with these two new European
directives and will be compliant prior to the legal deadlines.
This document outlines the current status and will be updated from time to time as appropriate up to the
compliance deadline or until the actions are complete.
The UK government has not yet finalised all of the details of how the directives will be implemented in UK law.
Therefore some things may change. In the mean time Cooper Lighting and Security are using the facts
released to date as a basis for its action plan.
WEEE directive.
In principle the WEEE directive makes the supplier of Electrical and Electronic Equipment responsible for the
disposal or recycling of the product at the end of its life. Cooper Lighting and Security are working with LIF to
establish how this will be applied in practice and plan to follow the Lumicom model. At this time it is not clear
as to whether Fire Alarm equipment can be processed by Lumicom, or whether it will be necessary to process
it via another scheme.
In the interim the attached documents give generic guidance as to how Cooper Lighting and Security’s
products should be disposed of at end of life.
All applicable new products are marked with the crossed out wheelie bin mark as of 13 th August 2005. The
wheelie bin mark is incorporated in product labels where possible and applied via a separate label where not.
RoHS directive
The RoHS directive restricts the use of Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Hexavalent Chromium, Polybrominated
Biphenyls and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in most electrical and electronic equipment after June 2006.
Fire detection and alarm products are currently exempted from the RoHS directive and power supply products
are not included in the scope of the directive. The following statement relates specifically to other products
supplied by Cooper Lighting and Security ltd.
All Cooper Lighting and Security products currently in manufacture and materials entering the company are in
compliance with the requirements of the RoHS directive. A small number of non-compliant products that are in
stock will be shipped prior to July 2006.
Changes to Customer specific products will be modified where the change does not affect the product
performance. Where the product can not be changed it will be withdrawn after prior notice and discussion with
the customer concerned.
Spare Parts
The law allows the supply of non-compliant spare parts to enable existing products to remain in service.
Cooper Lighting and Security is generating a list of parts that cannot be made to comply with the directives
with a view to holding appropriate levels to stock to support products in service.
Contact for WEEE and RoHS directives
Angus Stone, Engineering Director.
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Product: Mains light fitting
Part
Material
Recyclable /
Hazardous
Recycling instructions /
comment
Diffuser /
controller
Aluminium
Recyclable
Reclaim material
Acrylic
Recyclable
Reclaim material
Polycarbonate
Recyclable
Reclaim material
Aluminium
Recyclable
Strip paint, reclaim material
Steel
Recyclable
Strip paint, reclaim material
Electronic
Hazardous
Case can be removed and recycled to
reclaim material; PCB assembly should
be passed to PCB disposal specialist.
Copper / Iron
Recyclable
Reclaim metals, incinerate / landfill
insulation materials.
Electronic
Hazardous
Pass to PCB disposal specialist
Glow-starter
Hazardous
Pass to lamp disposal specialist
Internal wire
PVC / Copper
Hazardous
Reclaim copper, pass PVC to landfill
Connector
Polystyrene,
copper, brass
Recyclable
Incinerate plastics, reclaim metals
Lamp
GLS lamp
Not hazardous
Pass to landfill / recycling
Other types
Hazardous
Pass to a specialist lamp recycler
Body
Ballast
Starter
Product: Self-contained Emergency Luminaire
Part
Material
Recyclable /
Hazardous
Recycling instructions /
comment
Diffuser
Polycarbonate
Recyclable
Regrind / reuse material
Body
Polycarbonate
or ABS /
Polycarbonate
mix
Recyclable
Regrind / reuse material
Steel
Recyclable
Strip paint and reclaim material
NiCd or VRLA
Hazardous
Pass to specialist battery recycler
PCB
Hazardous
Remove transformers and reclaim
metals, pass PCB to specialist disposal
company
Lamp
Hazardous
Pass to a specialist lamp recycler
Battery
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Product: Slave Emergency luminaire
Part
Material
Recyclable /
Hazardous
Recycling instructions /
comment
Diffuser
Polycarbonate
Recyclable
Regrind / reuse material
Body
Polycarbonate
or ABS /
Polycarbonate
mix
Recyclable
Regrind / reuse material
Steel
Recyclable
Strip paint and reclaim material
PCB
Hazardous
Remove transformers and reclaim
metals, pass PCB to specialist disposal
company
Lamp
Hazardous
Pass to a specialist lamp recycler
Product: Emergency lighting central battery / central inverter unit.
Note: These are classified as power supplies and are not subject to either the WEEE or RoHS directives.
Part
Material
Recyclable /
Hazardous
Recycling instructions /
comment
Cabinet
Steel
Recyclable
Strip paint and reclaim material
Transformer
Copper and
Iron
Recyclable
Reclaim metals, incinerate / landfill
insulation materials
PCB
Hazardous
Pass to specialist PCB disposal
company
LCD
Hazardous
Pass to specialist LCD disposal
company
Battery
NiCd or Lead
Acid
Hazardous
Pass to specialist battery recycler
Cables
PVC, Copper
Hazardous
Reclaim copper landfill PVC
Switchgear
TBA
Product: Fire panel, Emergency lighting test panel or lighting control
panel.
Part
Material
Recyclable /
Hazardous
Recycling instructions /
comment
Housing
ABS
polycarbonate
mix
Recyclable
Reclaim material
PCB
Hazardous
Pass to specialist PCB disposal
company
LCD
Hazardous
Pass to specialist LCD disposal
company
Battery
VR lead acid
Hazardous
Pass to specialist recycling company
Transformer
Copper, Iron
Recyclable
Reclaim metals and pass insulation to
landfill
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Product: Fire detector.
Part
Material
Recyclable /
Hazardous
Recycling instructions /
comment
Housing
ABS,
polycarbonate
Recyclable
Reclaim material
Hazardous
Pass to specialist PCB disposal
company.
Recyclable
Reclaim metal
Hazardous – Radioactive
Radioactive materials are subject to
special controls, consult local
legislation for approved disposal
method.
PCB
Connector
Plated Brass
Sense
Chamber
(Ionisation
detectors
only).
Product: Fire accessory (manual call points, bells, interfaces etc.)
Part
Material
Recyclable /
Hazardous
Recycling instructions /
comment
Housing
ABS,
polycarbonate
Recyclable
Reclaim materials
Hazardous
Pass to specialist PCB disposal
company
Recyclable
Reclaim materials
Recyclable /
Hazardous
Recycling instructions /
comment
Filament
lamps
Not hazardous – compliant
with RoHS directive.
These are not covered by the WEEE
directive and can be disposed of in the
normal waste stream.
Fluorescent
and other
discharge
lamps
Hazardous
Pass to specialist lamp recycler
PCB
Gong, bell
Steel
Product: Lamps
Part
Material
Spares / Components
Spares and components should be treated as if part of the product category to which they belong as indicated
above.
For further information contact our technical dept on 01302 303303.
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