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Disposal of electrical and electronic equipment
(a) All electrical and electronic equipment should be
disposed of separately from the municipal waste
stream via collection facilities designated by the
government or local authorities.
(b) By disposing of electrical and electronic equipment
correctly, you will help save valuable resources and
prevent any potential negative effects on human
health and the environment.
(c) Improper disposal of waste electrical and electronic
equipment can have serious effects on the environ-
ment and human health because of the presence of
hazardous substances in the equipment.
(d) The Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) symbol, which shows
a wheeled bin that has been crossed out,
indicates that electrical and electronic
equipment must be collected and dis-
posed of separately from household waste.
(e)
Return and collection systems are available to end
users. For more detailed information about the
disposal of old electrical and electronic equipment,
please contact your city office, waste disposal service
or the shop where you purchased the equipment.
Disposal of batteries and/or accumulators
(a) Waste batteries and/or accumulators should be
disposed of separately from the municipal waste
stream via collection facilities designated by the
government or local authorities.
(b) By disposing of waste batteries and/or accumulators
correctly, you will help save valuable resources and
prevent any potential negative effects on human
health and the environment.
(c)
Improper disposal of waste batteries and/or accumu-
lators can have serious effects on the environment
and human health because of the presence of haz-
ardous substances in them.
(d)
The WEEE symbol, which shows a wheeled
bin that has been crossed out, indicates
that batteries and/or accumulators must be
collected and disposed of separately from
household waste.
If a battery or accumulator contains more than the
specified values of lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and/or
cadmium (Cd) as defined in the Battery Directive
(2006/66/EC), then the chemical symbols for those
elements will be indicated beneath the WEEE symbol.
(e) Return and collection systems are available to end
users. For more detailed information about the dis-
posal of waste batteries and/or accumulators, please
contact your city office, waste disposal service or the
shop where you purchased them.
Pb, Hg, Cd