DIRECTIVE 20
12
/
19
/E
U
ON THE TREATMENT, COLLECTION, RECYCLING AND
DISPOSAL OF ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND THEIR COMPONENTS
1. FOR
COUNTRIES
IN
THE
EUROPEAN
UNION
(EU)
The disposal of electric and electronic devices as solid urban waste is strictly prohibited: it must be collected
separately. The dumping of these devices at unequipped and unauthorized places may have hazardous effects
on health and the environment.
Offenders will be subjected to the penalties and measures laid down by the law.
T
O DISPOSE OF OUR DEVICES CORRECTLY
:
a) Contact the Local Authorities, who will give you the practical information you need and the instructions
for handling the waste correctly, for example: location and times of the waste collection centres, etc.
b) When you purchase a new device of ours, give a used device similar to the one purchased to our dealer for
disposal.
The crossed dustbin symbol on the device means that:
- When it to be disposed of, the device is to be taken to the equipped waste collection centres and is
to be handled separately from urban waste;
- Olivetti guarantees the activation of the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal procedures in
accordance with Directive 20
12
/
19
/E
U
(and subsequent amendments).
2. FOR
OTHER
COUNTRIES
(NOT
IN
THE
EU)
The treatment, collection, recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices will be carried out in
accordance
with the laws in force in the country in question.