Mitsubishi MELSEC-WS series, User Manual

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Chapter 2
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On safety
2.5 Environmental protection
The MELSEC-WS safety controller has been designed to minimize environmental
impact. It uses only a minimum of power and natural resources.
 At work, always act in an environmentally responsible manner.
2.5.1 Disposal
Disposal of unusable or irreparable devices should always occur in accordance with
the applicable country-specific waste-disposal regulations (e.g. European Waste
Code 16 02 14).
2.5.2 Material separation
Material separation may only be performed by qualified safety personnel!
Exercise care when disassembling the devices. The danger of injury is present.
Before you can turn over the devices for environmental-friendly recycling, you must
separate the different materials of the MELSEC-WS module from one another.
 Separate the housing from the remaining components (especially the PCB).
 Send the separated components to the corresponding recycling centers (see the
following table).
Component Disposal
Product
Housing
PCBs, cables, plugs and electrical connection
pieces
Plastic recycling
Electronics recycling
Packaging
Cardboard, paper
Paper/cardboard recycling
ATTENTION
Table 2:
Overview of disposal by
component