ETAS
Technical Data
ES420.1 - User’s Guide
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7.4
Product return and recycling
The European Union (EU) has issued the guideline on waste electric and elec
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tronic equipment (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment - WEEE) in order
to ensure the institution of systems for collection, handling, and disposal of all
electronic scrap.
This ensures that the devices are recycled in a resource-friendly way that does
not represent any risk to personal health and the environment.
Fig. 7
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1
WEEE symbol
The WEEE symbol (see Fig. 7
1 on page 69) on the product or its packaging
identifies that the product may not be disposed of together with the remaining
trash.
The user is obligated to separate the waste equipment and to provide it to the
WEEE return system for reuse.
The WEEE Directive applies to all ETAS devices, but not to external cables or
batteries.
Additional information about the recycling program of ETAS GmbH is available
from the ETAS sales and service locations (see chapter 10 on page 96).
7.5
Declarable Substances
European Union
Some products from ETAS GmbH (e.g. modules, boards, cables) use compo
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nents with substances that are subject to declaration in accordance with the
REACH regulation (EU) no.1907/2006.
Detailed information is located in the ETAS download center in the customer
information "REACH Declaration" (
). This information is
continuously being updated.
7.6
Use of Open Source software
www.etas.com
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