Recycling information
Lenovo encourages owners of information technology (IT) equipment to responsibly
recycle their equipment when it is no longer needed. Lenovo offers a variety of programs
and services to assist equipment owners in recycling their IT products. For information on
recycling Lenovo products, go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling
Collecting and recycling a disused Lenovo computer or monitor
If you are a company employee and need to dispose of a Lenovo computer or monitor
that is the property of the company, you must do so in accordance with the Law for
Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources. Computers and monitors are categorized
as industrial waste and should be properly disposed of by an industrial waste disposal
contractor certified by a local government. In accordance with the Law for Promotion of
Effective Utilization of Resources, Lenovo Japan provides, through its PC Collecting and
Recycling Services, for the collecting, reuse, and recycling of disused computers and
monitors. For details, visit the Lenovo Web site at www.ibm.com/jp/pc/service/recycle/
pcrecycle/. Pursuant to the Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources,
the collecting and recycling of home-used computers and monitors by the manufacturer
was begun on October 1, 2003. This service is provided free of charge for home-used
computers sold after October 1, 2003. For details, visit the Lenovo Web site at www.ibm.
com/jp/pc/service/recycle/personal/.
Disposing of Lenovo computer components
Some Lenovo computer products sold in Japan may have components that contain heavy
metals or other environmental sensitive substances. To properly dispose of disused
components, such as a printed circuit board or drive, use the methods described above for
collecting and recycling a disused computer or monitor.
Trademarks
The following terms are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both:
Lenovo
The Lenovo logo
ThinkCentre
ThinkPad
Appendix B. Notices B-2
