WEEE Statement

Extended Producer Responsibility

European Union WEEE Directive

The European Union (EU) has developed the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive to ensure that systems for collection, treatment and recycling of electronic waste are in place throughout the European Union. While the WEEE Directive applies to most of Natus’ products, it does not apply to medical devices that are expected to be contaminated prior to end of life, and active implantable medical devices. The WEEE exclusion applies only to single-use medical equipment and accessories (e.g. needles, catheters, adhesive electrodes, disposable sleep belts) which are expected to be contaminated prior to the end of their life, and typically are collected and treated via an infectious health hazard regime (clinical waste).

Information on the WEEE Directive from the European Commission can be found here.

Natus Position on the WEEE Directive

Natus is committed to meeting the requirements of the WEEE Directive. This directive requires manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment who sell into EU countries to label the equipment for appropriate disposal, and to encourage consumers of such equipment to appropriately recycle the equipment at the end of their lifespan.

Natus is implementing a process in each member state where the company has a presence and will join a national compliance system or another compliance system authorized for that country.

Details are as follows:

Updates will be posted to this webpage as additions/amendments are made.

Instructions for Disposal of Waste Equipment

The European Union WEEE Directive and applicable national implementing regulations require waste electrical and electronic equipment to be collected separately and treated appropriately to support safe reuse, recycling, recovery and environmentally sound disposal. In line with this commitment, responsibility for financing and arranging take-back and recycling may be allocated by agreement, where permitted by applicable law. Please contact us for details on the collection and recovery systems available in your region.

Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) may contain materials, components and substances that can present risks to human health and the environment if WEEE is not handled correctly. End users must not discard WEEE with unsorted municipal waste. Instead, users should use available municipal collection schemes, producer or importer take-back arrangements, or licensed waste carriers to support the safe reuse, recycling and recovery of waste electrical and electronic equipment.

In compliance with the WEEE Directive (2012/19/EU, as amended by Directive (EU) 2024/884) and applicable national WEEE requirements, products marked with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol must not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste and should be collected separately for appropriate treatment and recycling.

Natus fulfils its producer obligations by supporting the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of end-of-life equipment in accordance with applicable national WEEE requirements. Where applicable, Natus offers a product take-back programme for end-of-life equipment.

To arrange a return or obtain information on collection and recycling options in your country, please contact the Natus customer support team for further instructions.

For queries or further information, please contact Natus at ComplianceQueries@natus.com.