Disposal - Ecom Instruments Ex-PT 720 Operating Instructions Manual

10. Disposal

Old electrical equipment and „historic" old electrical equipment from ecom
instruments GmbH will be disposal obligation and disposed of at no cost in
accordance with the EC Directive 2002/96/EC and the German Electrical and
Electronic Equipment law of 16/03/2005. The costs of the transport of the
equipment to ecom instruments GmbH are borne by the sender.
In accordance with "Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators
and waste batteries" we are obligated to provide you with the following
information:
Your device contains an alkaline battery.
Depleted batteries should never be disposed of along with normal or
household waste. Old batteries can contain harmful substances that are
hazardous to health and damaging to the environment. Please return the
batteries. Return is free of charge and required by law. Please only dispose
of discharged batteries in the designated containers.
Note: The battery used in this unit poses a fire hazard and can cause
chemical injuries if it is used improperly. Neither the battery nor the battery
cells should be opened or disassembled and they should not be burned or
exposed to temperatures exceeding 100°C.
If the battery needs to be disposed of, it can be removed as described un-
der point (9). The disposal regulations specified above are also applicable
for old devices.
All batteries can be recycled. Precious raw materials such as iron, zinc and
nickel can therefore be reused.
The symbol has the following meaning: Batteries and rechargeable batte-
ries should not be disposed of along with normal or household waste.
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