WEEE Information for Corning Customers and Recyclers

Product Recycling

EU Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and the EU Council on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (known as the WEEE Directive) came into force across EU Member States on 13th August 2005. The WEEE Directive was further updated by EU Directive 2012/19/EU on WEEE (known as the WEEE ‘Recast’ Directive) which later came into force on 24th July 2012.

The purpose of the WEEE Directive is to minimise the impact of uncontrolled disposal of electrical and electronic equipment when it reaches end-of-life by requiring producers such as Corning to provide arrangements for collection, treatment, recycling and other forms of recovery of the products they sell in Europe when they become waste.

All products which are covered by the WEEE Directive must be appropriately labelled with the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol. This symbol denotes that the product must be collected separately from other waste streams when it reaches end-of-life.

For Corning products which are covered by the WEEE Directive and therefore labelled with the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol, please follow the information below to understand how you can send equipment for recycling when it reaches end-of-life.

WEEE Information for Corning Customers and Recyclers

How can Corning customers return a product covered under the WEEE Directive for recycling

Corning has implemented a recycling agreement with the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN Elektroaltgeräte Service GmbH) to ensure the correct treatment, recycling and recovery of products covered under the WEEE Directive (“WEEE”) and for which Corning is responsible.

 Except in Luxembourg*; to arrange transport and recycling of WEEE for which Corning is responsible, please use the relevant link below to complete the online form for the Corning business from which your product was purchased. After you have completed the form, you can prepare the WEEE for transport to the EARN recycler by following the online instructions provided:

Corning Life Sciences
Recycling arrangements available in the following countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom
https://tool.earn-service.com/corningbvparcel

The Corning legal entity for which the recycling link above may be used with regard to Corning Life Sciences products is:

  • Corning B.V.

 

Corning Optical Communications
Recycling arrangements available in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom

https://tool.earn-service.com/corning-parcel

The Corning legal entities for which the recycling link above may be used with regard to Corning Optical Communications products are:

  • Corning Optical Communications GmbH & Co. KG
  • Corning Optical Communications Polska sp. z o.o.
  • Corning Optical Communications S.L.
  • Corning Limited

https://tool.earn-service.com/corningpouyet-parcel

The Corning legal entity for which the recycling link above may be used with regard to Corning Optical Communications products is:

  • Corning Pouyet S.A.S.

 

Corning Advanced Flow Reactors
Recycling arrangements available in the following countries: Finland, France, Italy and United Kingdom

https://tool.earn-service.com/corningsas-parcel

The Corning legal entity for which the recycling link above may be used with regard to Corning Advanced Flow Reactors products is:

  • Corning S.A.S.


* Please see specific recycling instructions for Luxembourg under the country heading below

WEEE Information for Recyclers

How to disassemble and recycle a Corning product

As part of compliance with the WEEE Directive, Corning provides recycling information upon request for all types of new equipment put on the market in Europe after August 13, 2005. To receive recycling instructions for Corning electrical and electronic equipment put on the market after August 13, 2005 or if you would like information about distributors of Corning products, please contact us via email.

Corning WEEE producer registration numbers

Local legislation, regulatory authorities, Corning WEEE producer registration numbers and specific country recycling instructions.

  • France

    Legislation: Article R543-172 of the French Environmental Code

    WEEE authority: Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy. French Environment and Energy Management Agency Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie (ADEME).

    Corning WEEE producer registration number(s):

    • Corning B.V.: FR030567_05DDEV
    • Corning Optical Communications GmbH & Co. KG: FR030584_05VNZT
    • Corning Pouyet S.A.S.: FR030747_05XTTE
    • Corning S.A.S.: FR005567_05TZNR
  • Germany

    Legislation: The Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG).

    WEEE authority: Stiftung Elektro-Altgeräte register (ear).

    Corning WEEE producer registration number(s):

    • Corning B.V.: DE 76492331
    • Corning Optical Communications GmbH & Co. KG: DE 34668047
  • Luxembourg

    Specific recycling instructions:

    * Important – For Corning Optical Communications customers in Luxembourg, do not use the online Return Form. Instead, please contact EARN directly where you can organise WEEE collection and treatment separately. Under such arrangements in Luxembourg, Corning Optical Communications will also pay for the costs of transport from the business end-user’s address to the EARN treatment facility.

  • Netherlands

    Legislation: Dutch Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Management Regulations.

    WEEE authority: Nationaal (W)EEE Register.

    WEEE producer registration numbers are not issued in Netherlands, however, the following Corning entities are registered as WEEE producers in Netherlands:

    • Corning B.V.
    • Corning Optical Communications GmbH & Co. KG
  • Poland

    Legislation: Poland Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Act.

    WEEE authority: Ministry of the Environment.

    Corning WEEE producer registration number(s):

    • Corning Optical Communications Polska SP. z o.o.: E0011985WBW
  • Portugal

    Legislation: Decree-Law 67/2014.

    WEEE authority: Sistema Integrado de Licenciamento do Ambiente (SILiAmb).

    Corning WEEE producer registration number(s):

    • Corning Optical Communications GmbH & Co. KG: PT101239    
  • Sweden

    Legislation: Ordinance (2022:1276) on producer responsibility for electrical and electronic equipment.

    WEEE authority: Environmental Protection Agency.

    WEEE producer registration numbers are not issued in Sweden, however, the following Corning entities are registered as WEEE producers in Sweden:

    • Corning B.V.
    • Corning Optical Communications GmbH & Co. KG
  • Spain

    Legislation: Royal Decree 110/2015 on waste electrical and electronic equipment.

    WEEE authority: Ministry of industry, trade and tourism.

    Corning WEEE producer registration number(s):

    • Corning B.V.: 7695
    • Corning Optical Communications S.L.: 3335
  • Switzerland

    Legislation: Ordinance on the Return, Take-back and Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (VREG).

    WEEE authority: Federal Office for the Environment FOEN

    Corning WEEE producer registration number(s):

    • Corning B.V.: VP11567
  • UK

    Legislation: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 / Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2025

    WEEE authority: There are separate authorities for each country:

    • England and Wales = Environment Agency.
    • Scotland = Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).
    • Northern Ireland = Environment and Heritage Service (EHSNI).

    Corning WEEE producer registration number(s):

    • Corning B.V.: WEE/MM3649AA
    • Corning S.A.S: WEE/BX6564YE
    • Corning Limited: WEE/KG0079UU

Non-hazardous WEEE:

All WEEE that arises from the purchase of Corning products labelled with the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol is classed as non-hazardous waste and does not contain Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) to class it as hazardous WEEE. As the waste holder, it is your responsibility to confirm that the waste Corning equipment has not become hazardous during the product use. For example, if the equipment has become contaminated during use, please follow the recommended decontamination procedure, per product literature, SDS, or other appropriate protocol.

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