9. Disposal and environment
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9. Disposal and environment
MiR500 robots must be disposed of in accordance with the applicable national laws,
regulations and standards.
MiR500 robots are produced with restricted use of hazardous substances to protect the
environment. as defined by the European RoHS directive 2011/65/EU. These substances
include mercury, cadmium, lead, chromium VI, polybrominated biphenyls and
polybrominated diphenyl ethers.
Fee for disposal and handling of electronic waste of Mobile Industrial Robots A/S robots sold
on the Danish market is prepaid to DPA-system by Mobile Industrial Robots A/S. Importers in
countries covered by the European WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU must make their own
registration to the national WEEE register of their country. The fee is typically less than
1€/robot. A list of national registers can be found here:
https://www.ewrn.org/national-
9.1 Battery disposal
Return unserviceable batteries to relevant facilities in accordance with local statutory
regulations.
The crossed-out wheeled bin indicates that the product needs to be disposed separately and
not as municipal waste.
The user is legally obliged to return used batteries and rechargeable batteries. Disposing
used batteries in the household waste is prohibited. Batteries/rechargeable batteries
containing hazardous substances are marked with the crossed-out wheeled bin. The symbol
indicates that the product is forbidden to be disposed via the domestic refuse. The chemical
symbols for the respective hazardous substances are Cd= Cadmium, Hg = Mercury, Pb =
Lead.
Figure 9.1. Battery disposal symbols.
