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Disposal and environmental protection
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19.
Disposal and environmental protection
The electric wheelchair itself and its individual components are designed to enjoy a long service life. During
manufacture and construction,care was taken to use recyclable and harmless raw materials as much as pos-
sible. At the end of its service life, the electric wheelchair is suitable for careful recycling and environmentally
friendly disposal.
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National and regional regulations on the disposal of waste should be followed.
For the purposes of recycling, the electric wheelchair can be dismantled into following principal materials:
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Metals
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Plastics and composite materials
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Electronic waste
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Accumulators.
An effort should be made to achieve a high-level of recycling appropriate to the type and nature of the waste
material (according to German law life-cycle management of waste materials). The recycling process is con-
sidered economically feasible if the costs associated with the process are not out of proportion to the costs
that would be incurred by disposal of the waste.
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Cleaning and care
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High-pressure cleaners should not be used to clean the electric wheelchair. Be careful that no elec-
tronics come in contact with water.
Only the following should be used for cleaning the frame and plastic components (or painted layer)
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Mild soaps containing no scouring additives.
For disinfection of covers, the seat and back cover
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conventional surface disinfectants and
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damp micro-fibre cloths
should be used.