GRE BC3800 Instruction Manual page 11

17. FIGURE 4 –EXPLODED VIEW
18.PRODUCT RECYCLING
This unit has a refrigeration gas in liquid state and electrical components. When the heat pump
reaches the end of its service life, it should be dismantled by an authorised company or it
should be sent to the place selected by the local authorities.
It is also envisaged to improve the environmental behaviour of all the agents involved in the
service life of the electrical and electronic equipment, such as the producers, distributors,
users, and, specially, those agents directly involved in the management of
derived from this equipment.
As of 13 August 2005, when you wish to throw away this unit, you have two possible return
systems:
If you acquire a new one that is of an equivalent type or it has the same functions as the
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one thrown away, you could hand it over at no cost to the distributor.
Or you could take it to the place so selected by the local authorities.
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The units are labelled with the symbol of a "crossed out wheeled rubbish container ". This
symbol denotes the need for its selective and differentiated collection from the rest of urban
rubbish. Possible effects over the environment or human health of the dangerous materials it
may contain.
PVC
The most used plastifying agent in the different PVC applications is the DEHP (di-2-ethyl
hexyl phthalate). The tests conducted in different laboratories demonstrate that it does not
present risks for human health in the concentration levels so used in finished articles, according
to the information from the German BUA (Advisory Body for the Relevant Environment of the
Existing Substances) and the VGA (German Health Authority) among others. The results of
these tests, together with the data collected in biodegradation studies, confirm that the DEHP
cannot be considered dangerous for the environment. All additives used in the PVC
formulations and therefore in the food industry applications are perfectly regulated at both
European and Spanish level.
In Europe, the EC Directive 90/128/EU, later modified by the 95/3/EU. In Spain, we should methe
Royal Decrees 1125/1982 of 30 April 1982, later confirmed by the 1042/1997 of 27 June 1982. The
service life analyses (SLA) demonstrate that the environmental impact of the PVC is equivalent or
even more favourable than those corresponding to other materials.
With the aim of reducing the amount of electrical and electronic equipment
residues and the danger of their components, to promote the recycling of the
equipment and the appreciation of their residues, and to determine a suitable
management that attempts to improve the effectiveness of the environmental
protection, a series of regulations applicable to the manufacturing of the
product and others related to the correct environmental management when
they become residues have been implemented.
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the residues