Product Recycling | ACER ESG
Product Recycling
The problem of treating the waste of electronic and electrical products has already become among the most pressing international environmental protection issues. It is also a major environmental concern at Acer.
During our product design, we strive to reduce the environmental impact of the product at each stage of its life cycle by eco-design and aiming to design environmentally friendly, easily recycled products. Through both voluntary and legally required recycling programs, we provide consumers with compliant, convenient recycling channels and promote recycling and reuse of ICT products. Acer' products embody the concepts of individual producer responsibility (IPR) as we endeavor to reduce our environmental impact to societies, communities and pledge to work with stakeholders like governments, consumers and retailers to undertake responsibility for the recycling and management of e-waste.
WEEE Directive
The European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive entered into force on 13th August 2005, and its recast Directive 2012/19/EU re-classified all EEE products into 6 category from 15th August 2018. Meanwhile, in order to optimize re-use and recovery through product design, the whole life cycle of the product should be taken into account per Directive 2009/125/EC.
Symbol for the Marking of Electrical and Electronic Equipment
The WEEE Directive requires producers to mark electrical and electronic equipment put on the market after August 13, 2005 with a ‘crossed-out wheeled bin’ symbol. This is for reminding consumers not to dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and to collect such WEEE separately. Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.
In addition to the EU WEEE Directive, Battery and packaging materials are also requested to be well managed in EU and other regions/countries. Please visit product recycling for further information.