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News Release from: Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 09 December 2005
WEEE compliance comes early
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering reveals that it has been compliant with the European Union's Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive since 13th August 2005.
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering reveals that it has been compliant with the European Union's Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive since 13th August 2005 Legislation enacted by the EU required that companies operating within its boundaries must have recycling and environmentally sound disposal processes in place to collect and manage WEEE by such a date
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 14 Dec 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition, all of EXFO's manufactured products already meet a related EU directive, requiring companies to recycle at least 50% of the total product weight of a specific WEEE group and recuperate at least 70% of the total product by December 2006.
EXFO, which markets and sells its test and measurement solutions to customers in approximately 70 countries worldwide, has worked diligently to ensure these environmental standards are met and has placed similar demands on its suppliers.
"EXFO is committed to providing customers with telecommunications test and measurement solutions that meet the highest standards of performance, innovation and environmental safety", said Stephen Bull, EXFO's Vice-President of Research and Development, Telecom Division.
"We're particularly proud that we quickly adapted to new, environmentally friendly, industry demands and became fully compliant more than one year ahead of the EU deadline".
"These latest initiatives reflect the growing importance of the European market and our corporate sensitivity to environmental matters".
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