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21 END OF LIFE STATEMENT
Disposal
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive aims to minimise
any adverse impact of electronic equipment on the environment, both during the
product lifetime and when it becomes waste. Within the European Union this
legislation is mandated by Directive 2002/96/EC, and there is similar legislation in
most other continents. The directive applies to all electronic products such as IT,
household appliances, portable electronics etc., and imposes requirements to collect,
treat, recover and recycle each product at its end of life. Electronic end-user products
must also carry a WEEE label (as below) and recovery and recycling information has
to be provided to the recycler.
This product may contain lead and brominated flame retardants (BFRs), both in the
housing material and circuit boards.
In keeping with the directive, McMurdo strongly recommends that this product be
disposed of in a sensible and considerate manner. For example, do not simply discard
the product in the domestic waste. Instead take it to a civil recycling facility, or contact
McMurdo for advice.