Festool BP 12, Original Instructions Manual

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6 Environment
Used or defective battery packs may
only be returned to collection points if
discharged and secured against short-
circuiting (e.g. by insulating the termi­
nals with adhesive tape). The applicable
regulations must be observed.
Battery packs will then be recycled.
EU only: In accordance with the Euro­
pean Directive on batteries and imple­
mentation in national law, defective or
used battery packs/batteries must be
collected separately and handed in for
environmentally friendly recycling.
Information on REACh:
www.festool.com/reach
6.1
The RBRC TM Seal
The RBRC TM (Rechargeable Battery Re­
cycling Corporation) Seal on nickel
cadmium (NiCd), nickel metal hydride
(NiMH) or lithium-ion (LiIon) batteries
(or battery packs) indicates Festool is
voluntarily participating in an industry
program to collect and recycle these
batteries at the end of their useful life,
when taken out of service in the United
States or Canada. In some areas, it is il­
legal to place spent batteries in the
trash or municipal solid waste stream
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