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Chapter 1
For Your Safety
1.4
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE)
Directive
1.4.1 Compliance
As required by the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive of
the European Community and the corresponding national laws, Thorlabs offers all
end users in the EC the possibility to return "end of life" units without incurring
disposal charges.
This offer is valid for Thorlabs electrical and electronic equipment
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sold after August 13th 2005
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marked correspondingly with the crossed out "wheelie bin" logo (see Fig. 1)
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sold to a company or institute within the EC
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currently owned by a company or institute within the EC
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still complete, not disassembled and not contaminated
Fig. 1.1 Crossed out "wheelie bin" symbol
As the WEEE directive applies to self contained operational electrical and electronic
products, this "end of life" take back service does not refer to other Thorlabs products,
such as
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pure OEM products, that means assemblies to be built into a unit by the user (e. g. OEM
laser driver cards)
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components
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mechanics and optics
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left over parts of units disassembled by the user (PCB's, housings etc.).
If you wish to return a Thorlabs unit for waste recovery, please contact Thorlabs or
your nearest dealer for further information.
