Product Life Cycle

Product Take-Back and Recycling

NI is committed to meeting worldwide take-back requirements for products it sells, including requirements such as European Union directives on waste electrical and electronic equipment, as well as battery recycling. NI keeps up with this rapidly evolving area of legislation with its take-back program and through careful monitoring of regional legislation.

Take-Back Program
Through the NI global take-back program, NI covers all costs of returning its hardware products and ensures that the products are properly recycled. This service helps reduce the impact on landfills and other disposal sites and provides an environmentally safe end-of-life solution. Visit ni.com/recycle to learn more.

WEEE Directive
In 2003, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) to encourage reuse, recycling, and recovery of this waste. The regulations apply to all electrical and electronic equipment put on the European Union market after 2005. WEEE products can fall into one of 10 categories according to the WEEE directive. NI products fall under Category 9, Monitoring and Control Instruments. NI is actively working with its branch offices and subsidiaries in Europe to fully comply with these regulations as local legislation passes.

For more information about NI compliance with WEEE, visit the WEEE and Battery Directive section of this report.

EU Battery Directive
The European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators with the intent of reducing the impact on the environment and increasing recycling.

NI actively works with branch offices and subsidiaries in Europe to fully comply with these regulations. The directive entails obligations such as labeling, registration, recycling, and restriction of batteries containing cadmium, lead, and mercury.

For more information about NI compliance with the battery directive, visit the WEEE and Battery Directive section of this report.