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PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Information on Recycling &
Disposal
As part of our continual com-
mitment towards environmen-
tal protection, we reserve the
right to use recycled quality
components to reduce costs
for our customers and to min-
imise materials wastage.
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Disposing of the pack-
aging materials: follow local
regulations to allow for recy-
cling of packaging materials.
Disposal of old household
devices
European Directive
2002/ 96/EC concerning
Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment
(WEEE) states that household
devices should not be disposed
of using the normal solid urban
waste cycle. Exhausted devic-
es should be collected sepa-
rately in order to optimise the
cost of re-using and recycling
materials comprising the ma-
chine while preventing poten-
tial damage to public health
and the environment. The
crossed-out wheeled bin sym-
bol appears on all products to
remind owners of the obliga-
tions regarding separate waste
collection.
Separate collection of
used products and
packaging allows mate-
rials to be recycled and used
again. Re-use of recycled ma-
terials helps prevent environ-
mental pollution and reduces
the demand for raw materials.
Local regulations may provide
for the separate collection of
electrical products from the
household or at municipal
waste sites.
