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Appendix E – Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Statement
July,2005
TheWEEEdirectiveplacesanobligationonEU‐basedmanufacturers,distributors,retailersandimportersto
take‐backelectronics productsattheendoftheirusefullife.AsisterDirective,ROHS(RestrictionofHazardous
Substances)complementstheWEEEDirectivebybanningthepresenceofspecifichazardoussubstancesinthe
productsatthe
designphase.TheWEEEDirectivecoversallMulti‐Techproductsimportedinto theEUasof
August13,2005.EU‐basedmanufacturers,distributors,retailersandimportersareobligedtofinancethecosts
ofrecoveryfrommunicipalcollectionpoints, reuse,andrecyclingofspecifiedpercentagespertheWEEE
requirements.
Instructionsfor
DisposalofWEEEbyUsersintheEuropeanUnion
Thesymbolshownbelowisontheproductoronitspackaging,whichindicatesthatthisproductmustnotbe
disposedofwithotherwaste.Instead,itistheuser’sresponsibilitytodisposeoftheirwasteequipmentby
handingitoverto
adesignatedcollectionpointfortherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment.
Theseparatecollectionandrecyclingofyourwasteequipmentatthetimeofdisposalwillhelptoconserve
naturalresourcesandensurethatitisrecycledinamannerthatprotectshumanhealthandtheenvironment.
For
moreinformationaboutwhereyoucandropoffyourwasteequipmentforrecycling,pleasecontactyour
localcityoffice,yourhouseholdwastedisposalserviceorwhereyoupurchasedtheproduct.