Introduction
LD8 Operations Manual 7
1.8 Waste electrical and electronic equipment
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (hereinafter referred to as the “WEEE directive”) places
an obligation on EU-based manufacturers, distributors, retailers and importers to take-back electronics products
at the end of their useful life. A sister directive, RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) complements the
WEEE directive by banning the presence of specific hazardous substances in the products at the design phase.
The WEEE directive covers all VERIPOS products imported into the EU as of August 13, 2005. EU-based
manufacturers, distributors, retailers and importers are obliged to finance the costs of recovery from municipal
collection points, reuse, and recycling of specified percentages per the requirements contained in the WEEE
Directive.
Instructions for disposal of WEEE by users in the European Union
Products which have the undernoted symbol located on either the product itself or its packaging indicates that the
product must not be disposed of with other waste. Instead, it is the user’s responsibility to dispose of the product
by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of WEEE. The symbol shown below is on the
product or on its packaging, which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste. Instead,
it is the user’s responsibility to dispose of their waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point
for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.
The separate collection and recycling of your WEEE at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources
and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment. For more information
about recycling centres, please contact the local city office, the household waste disposal service or the product
supplier.
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