Dismantling & Recycling; Weee General Information - Alcatel 1850 TSS-320 Technical Handbook

7 DISMANTLING & RECYCLING

7.1 WEEE general information

According to the European directive (2002/96/EC) Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment, from August
13th 2005 the "producer" of the equipment being sold, unless otherwise specified in the contract with the
Customer, is responsible for collecting and treating Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
Equipment put on the market after August 13th 2005 have a label (refer to paragraph on page) affixed
on the product. The presence of the black label indicates the product has been put on the market after
after August 13th 2005.
In next paragraphs is given a description example of how to disassemble an equipment; the same
principle can be applied to all the subracks and units composing the equipment.
The unit chosen for disassembly is one of the most complex.
– Paragraph 7.2 on page 212 describes the equipment disassembly; in detail:
• paragraph 7.2.1 on page 213 lists the tools necessary for disassembly
• paragraph 7.2.2 on page 213 describes the subrack disassembly
• paragraph 7.2.3 on page 220 describes the unit disassembly
• paragraph 7.2.4 on page 223 describes the procedure to apply in order to manage Hazardous
materials and components (example battery)
– Paragraph 7.3 on page 225 reports the ECO declaration info.
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