Recycle Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
This page provides all the information you would need regarding recycling of electrical and electronic equipment.
How to dispose of Electrical and electronic Equipment
European customers outside of Sweden, please visit Recycling WEEE Outside Your Country.
As a rule, electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) shouldn’t be disposed of along with household waste. EEE may contain hazardous substances which, if exposed, could cause a serious detrimental effect on the environment, wildlife, and human health.
For more information on the WEEE directive, including how Amazon ensures the safe disposal of your electrical and electronic equipment, visit About the WEEE Directive.
Products that should not be disposed of along with household waste will be marked with this icon:
Crossed-out wheeled bin
If you’d like to dispose of electrical or electronic equipment for recycling, we recommend that you:
Donate the unwanted item to a charitable organisation.
Take it to an authorised recycling collection point run by your local authority. For information about collection points in Sweden, visit Recipo.se.
Take part in national recycling campaigns.
You can create and print a prepaid label with the Landbell Group. Once your item is properly packed according to this PDF document available for download, you can bring it to one of the drop-off points or arrange a home collection.
Tips for removing personal data from electrical and electronic devices
If you are an owner of a personal electronic device that is covered by the WEEE Directive such as a computer, mobile phone, or camera, you should erase all personal or confidential data before recycling it. You can do this by restoring the device to its factory settings, which is normally done in your device’s settings menu.
Also, you should delete any personal or confidential data on any internal storage device such as a memory or SIM card. Amazon is not liable for any data on your device. Before resetting your device, you should always:
Back up any sensitive data such as photos, contacts and messages.
If possible, restore the device to its factory settings.
Sign out of any accounts you’re signed into such as Cloud storage, social media, and messaging apps.
Recycling information for products purchased from a Marketplace Seller
If you have purchased your product from a Marketplace Seller, please contact that Seller to find out more about the recycling solution they have in place for disposal of your old electronic equipment.
Alternatively, you can return used electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) to Amazon. You can create and print a prepaid label with the Landbell Group, and once your item is properly packed according to this PDF document available for download, you can bring it to one of the UPS drop-off points or arrange for a collection.
Temperature exchange equipment cannot be sent for recycling via prepaid shipping label (as described above). Instead, you can drop it off at collection points. Temperature exchange equipment includes refrigerators, freezers, equipment which automatically delivers cold products, air conditioning equipment, dehumidifying equipment, heat pumps, radiators containing oil and other temperature exchange equipment which use fluids other than water for the temperature exchange.
Are there any other ways of disposing of my old electronic equipment?
If your old piece of EEE is still functional and/or could be repaired for further use, please consider reusing as the first option, either by donating it to a charitable organization, or by giving it to someone else in need. By extending the lifetime of your old equipment, you are also contributing to the efficient use of resources and avoiding additional waste.
Packaging and Shipping Instructions
Please do not return any damaged or standalone batteries.
Ensure that the device is undamaged or damaged in a way that it has not become hazardous to ship it (especially all equipment containing batteries which are damaged, leaking, defective or subject to recall by the manufacturer is excluded from the program).
Make sure that the device is free from contamination by chemicals, biological agents or other substances that are not integral to the original new equipment.
If your equipment has Lithium cells and batteries installed in the equipment (for example mobile phones, headphones) or is packed with the equipment (for example laptops, digital cameras), you should have special care, namely:
The equipment in this case should be packed with strong outer packaging. If using cardboard boxes, they must be strongly constructed, preferably with seams that are stitched or stapled, not merely glued. Use boxes that are at their full strength and that have not been compromised by humidity. Seal your box with duct-tape (preferably reinforced) by applying three strips to both the top and bottom of the box, so that the middle seam and the two edge seams are sealed
Packages must be marked with “LITHIUM BATTERIES FOR RECYCLING”
Appropriate measures shall be taken to minimize the damage of the equipment when filling and handling the packaging, for example use of rubber mats
The packaging shall be constructed and closed so as to prevent any loss of contents during carriage
Each package must be marked with one of the following label depending on whether they are (1) lithium ION or (2) lithium METAL