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The manufacturer is registered on the EEE National Register, in compliance with implementation of Directive
2012/19/EU and relevant national regulations on waste electrical and electronic equipment.
This Directive requires electrical and electronic equipment to be disposed of properly.
Equipment bearing the crossed-out wheelie bin mark must be disposed of separately at the end of its life cycle to
prevent damage to human health and to the environment.
Electrical and electronic equipment must be disposed of together with all of its parts.
To dispose of “household” electrical and electronic equipment, the manufacturer recommends you contact an
authorised dealer or an authorised ecological area.
“Professional” electrical and electronic equipment must be disposed of by authorised personnel through
established waste disposal authorities around the country.
In this regard, here is the denition of household WEEE and professional WEEE:
WEEE from private households: WEEE originating from private households and WEEE which comes from
commercial, industrial, institutional and other sources which, because of its nature and quantity, is similar to that
from private households. Subject to the nature and quantity, where the waste from EEE was likely to have been by
both a private household and users of other than private households, it will be classed as private household WEEE;
Professional WEEE: all WEEE which comes from users other than private households.
This equipment may contain:
refrigerant gas, the entire contents of which must be recovered in suitable containers by specialised personnel
with the necessary qualications;
• lubrication oil contained in compressors and in the cooling circuit to be collected;
• mixtures with antifreeze in the water circuit, the contents of which are to be collected;
• mechanical and electrical parts to be separated and disposed of as authorised.
When machine components to be replaced for maintenance purposes are removed or when the entire unit
reaches the end of its life and needs to be removed from the installation, waste should be separated by its nature
and disposed of by authorised personnel at existing collection centres.
European Disposal Guidelines