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INFORMATION RELATED TO WASTE
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
If a device is marked with the above sign, it means this electrical or electronic
equipment must be collected separate from other waste materials.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment contains substances harmful for
the natural environment. As such, it cannot be disposed in a land
fi
ll; it must be
recycled.
Information related to the collection of waste electrical and electronic
equipment can be obtained from the retail outlet or the producer/importer.
This is especially addressed to individual households as most of such devices
are sold to that sector. This means that individual users have a very signi
fi
cant
contribution in the collection of such waste equipment.
The ban on the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment is
enforced by the 2002/96/EC directive.
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