Environment

Atos Worldline attaches great importance to the environmental impact of its products. The new generation of Atos Worldline terminals are fully compliant with EU legislation on hazardous substances, and a system is in place for recovery of equipment we supply.

RoHS and WEEE

EU Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) bans the use of six harmful substances - lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chrome, Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) - in electronic equipment. This has a specific impact on Printed Circuit Boards, including the electronic boards inside payment terminals. The new generation of Atos Worldline terminals, XENTA, XENTISSIMO, and XENTEO is fully compliant with the RoHS Directive.

Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) requires manufacturers and importers to provide systems for recovering (taking back) the electronic equipment they supply. The WEEE Directive has been fully implemented by Atos Worldline since it came into force in 2005 and the national take-back obligation is being fulfilled. All newly produced terminals feature a label identifying Atos Worldline as the manufacturer, together with the production date and the required symbol.