6.4 Thorlabs “End of Life” policy (WEEE)
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6.4.2 Ecological background
It is well known that WEEE pollutes the
environment by releasing toxic products
during decomposition. The aim of the Eu ropean RoHS directive is to reduce the
content of toxic substances in electronic products in the future.
The intent of the WEEE dire ctive is to enforce the re cycling of WEEE. A controlled
recycling of end of live products will t
hereby avoid negative impacts on the
environment.
Figure 10
Crossed out “wheelie bin” symbol
