Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Takeback and Recycling Program

Ciena is committed to environmentally responsible behavior. As part of this commitment, we continually work to comply with environmental legislation such as the European Union’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2012/19/EU, national regulations as applicable, and Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2011/65/EU with associated amendments. The WEEE Directive was adopted on July 4, 2012, and aims to reduce the environmental impact of e-waste by promoting its proper collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal.

Numerous countries located outside of Europe, including those in the Asia-Pacific region, North and South America, and the Middle East, have implemented or are developing product-specific legislation that imposes varying degrees of restrictions. Ciena monitors this progress and is compliant with all regional product legislation where Ciena products are supplied.

Ciena joins approved compliance organizations to meet its collection and take-back obligations. In the countries where we do business, Ciena works with partners—such as approved authorized treatment facilities (AATFs)—to provide our Takeback and Recycling Program for products covered by WEEE legislation and national regulations. This program provides customers a means to properly dispose of Ciena products at the end of their useful life as required by applicable regulatory or contractual obligations. Only products falling within the scope of the EU WEEE Directive and national regulations are accepted unless preapproval is obtained.

In addition, Ciena supports customers wanting to reuse or recycle Ciena products that have reached the end of their useful life. To obtain a quote for this service, please contact your sales representative or program manager.

Ciena is committed to environmental stewardship through the principles of the circular economy, and the Takeback and Recycling Program includes, where possible:

• Reuse of used systems
• Repurpose of components and subassemblies

When systems cannot be refurbished for reuse or repurpose, we use partners that arrange for recycling of material, reducing landfilling and adverse environmental impacts. Sustainable disposal processes comply with all environmental and data security legislation. See below for disassembly instructions.

For more information on Ciena’s Takeback and Recycling Program, contact your sales representative or program manager.

Disassembly instructions

Tools

Ciena equipment is built with metric hardware. The following tools are required:

• Set of metric Allen wrenches
• Set of metric socket wrenches
• Set of standard and positron screwdrivers

Process

• To disassemble modules, simply unscrew and remove all visible fasteners
• The unit should easily come apart once fasteners are removed

Compliance notes

• All materials shipped into the EU are RoHS compliant and must be recycled in accordance with regulatory requirements
  
• Batteries must be appropriately recycled
  
• Ciena products are compliant to EU directives 2011/65 (RoHS2) with associated amendments:
  • Directive 2011/65/EU - in force
  • Legislation amending RoHS 2 Directive: Directive (EU) 2017/2102
  • Delegated directives amending RoHS 2 Annexes: Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/863