AppendixC.WEEEandrecyclingstatements
Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnologyequipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipment
whenitisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersavarietyofprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersin
recyclingtheirITproducts.InformationonproductrecyclingofferingscanbefoundonLenovo'sInternet
siteathttp://www.lenovo.com/recycling.
ChinaWEEEstatement
ImportantWEEEinformation
TheWEEEmarkingonLenovoproductsappliestocountrieswithWEEEande-wasteregulations(forexample,
EuropeanDirective2002/96/EC,IndiaE-WasteManagement&HandlingRules,2011).Appliancesare
labeledinaccordancewithlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).
Theseregulationsdeterminetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicable
withineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobe
thrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectivesystemsforreclaimingtheseendoflifeproducts.
Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingmustnotdisposeofendoflife
EEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletothemforthereturn,recycle,
andrecoveryofWEEEandtominimizeanypotentialeffectsofEEEontheenvironmentandhumanhealth
duetothepresenceofhazardoussubstances.Lenovoelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)maycontain
partsandcomponents,whichatend-of-lifemightqualifyashazardouswaste.
EEEandwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)canbedeliveredfreeofchargetotheplaceof
saleoranydistributorthatsellselectricalandelectronicequipmentofthesamenatureandfunctionas
theusedEEEorWEEE.
ForadditionalWEEEinformationgoto:http://www.lenovo.com/recycling
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