{"id":11820,"date":"2025-03-31T20:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T20:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exogen.com\/?page_id=11820"},"modified":"2025-05-23T17:18:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:18:49","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.exogen.com\/en-gb\/sustainability\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-jevc” back_image=”11724″ back_repeat=”no-repeat” back_position=”center center” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”171951″ row_height_pixel=”460″ back_size=”cover” el_class=”inner-banner” css=”.vc_custom_1743453813901{margin-top: 88px !important;margin-bottom: 44px !important;}” back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”652607″][vc_column_text text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”155263″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette” css=”.vc_custom_1743454468419{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”]Sustainability<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\/\u00a0\u00a0FAQs<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” heading_semantic=”h1″ text_size=”fontsize-942846″ text_weight=”400″ text_height=”fontheight-667169″ uncode_shortcode_id=”944110″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]The EXOGEN Recycling Programme: FAQs<\/strong>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”4″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”900682″][vc_column width=”8\/12″][vc_accordion sign=”plus” el_class=”faq-wrapper”][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=”2″ column_padding=”2″ title=”What happens to my device after it is collected?” tab_id=”1633691501-1-1616337001838181633700902267″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”858001″]The EXOGEN Recycling Programme is administered through European Recycling Platform UK Ltd (ERP), which transfers the product to an Approved Authorised Treatment Facility (AATF) in Kent. The strict licensing standards for becoming an AATF help ensure that our products are recycled safely and responsibly. By keeping the programme within the UK, we also reduce transportation emissions and support local industry.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=”2″ column_padding=”2″ title=”Where are devices recycled?” tab_id=”1633691501-2-5716337001838181633700902267″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”192316″]Devices are processed at the SWEEEP Kuusakoski recycling center, in Kent. SWEEEP is one of the UK\u2019s leading dedicated WEEE processing facilities. They are committed to providing efficient solutions for safe, responsible recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.<\/p>\n

Find more information on the recycling process at SWEEEP here<\/u><\/a> (you will leave Bioventus\u2019 page).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=”2″ column_padding=”2″ title=”How can I know the impact of the programme?” tab_id=”1633693522943-2-916337001838181633700902267″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”112842″]Our recycling partner ERP will provide regular impact reports including:<\/p>\n

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  1. The number of units collected and from which sites<\/li>\n
  2. Breakdown of weights collected<\/li>\n
  3. Serial numbers of recycled devices<\/li>\n
  4. Certificates of destruction<\/li>\n
  5. Total material diverted from landfills<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    These reports are available, on request, for participating hospitals. The programme launched in 2025, and impact reports will be available beginning in 2026.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=”2″ column_padding=”2″ title=”What is WEEE? Why does it matter?” tab_id=”1743454128397-3-4″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”113394″]A directive for recycling waste from electronic and electrical equipment was established by the European Union to enhance the collection, treatment, and recycling of electronic and electrical equipment at the end of its lifecycle.<\/p>\n

    The WEEE Directive was created with several key objectives:<\/p>\n