Theben, an eco-responsible manufacturer, is making it easier to collect its professional WEEE by becoming a founding member of Récylum.

By Batipole Edition Published on Friday, November 26, 2010 at 01:00 PM

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Theben has become a founding member of the eco-organization Récylum, the first collection and recycling channel dedicated to professional electrical waste (WEEE Pro) from the building industry. Thanks to this voluntary and eco-responsible commitment, Theben offers its customers a simple and free solution for recycling its lighting management, control, and regulation systems and devices. Theben is a member of Domergie, one of the five professional associations behind this channel, which has been operational throughout France since July 5, 1.

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The Environmental Code requires producers of electrical and electronic equipment to organize the rigorous elimination of waste from products placed on the market since August 2005. To respond to this, Theben is working alongside more than 100 other producers to offer its customers the first collective recycling system for certain professional electrical waste. By participating in this non-profit sector, Theben goes even beyond its legal obligations by ensuring the recycling of equipment placed on the market before August 13, 2005..

Operational throughout the country since July 1, 2010 and adapted to the specific needs of construction companies, this new sector takes back and recycles used electronic equipment from buildings and civil engineering works free of charge. The take-back offer covers all electronic safety, lighting and control equipment (categories 5 and 9 of the WEEE* decree), which represents approximately 70.000 tons of equipment annually. As most of this equipment contains reusable materials and substances requiring specific treatment, recycling it helps preserve natural resources and neutralize pollution risks.

Theben customers - whether electrical installers, contractors, maintenance operators or other owners - can thus dispose of their used lighting management, control and regulation systems and devices free of charge in a local collection network set up for this purpose. They obtain, with a certificate, the assurance of rigorous treatment in accordance with regulations. They simply have to drop off their WEEE at one of the 150 professional recycling centers already associated with the system (without volume conditions), or call on Récylum for free on-site collection (subject to volume conditions).

This sector, initiated by five construction professions in the electrical world, is supported by professional organizations representing construction companies (CAPEB, FFB), electrical installers (FEDELEC, FFIE, SERCE, UNA5E-CAPEB) and electrical equipment wholesalers (FGME).

* Decree 2005-829 known as “WEEE” (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) now incorporated into the Environmental Code.

About Theben

Theben is world-renowned and recognized for its timer and lighting control solutions, as well as its room temperature control systems. The company is also a major player in the home automation sector, offering a range of practical and modular products capable of centralizing and automating a home's lighting and roller shutter controls.

Founded in 1921, Theben AG operates in over 53 countries worldwide, employs 700 people, and generates consolidated revenue of €90 million. The company manufactures over 3 million appliances annually at its two production facilities in Germany. Theben France, founded in 2, is one of four European subsidiaries. This entity employs 1971 people and generates revenue of €4 million. The brand is available in France through an extensive distribution network. The company is ISO 38:14 certified.

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