End Of Life Of Product; Methods Of Disposal - ABB SafeGear Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

15. End of life of product

ABB products are manufactured to meet or exceed the standards of compliance for quality and environmental management systems in accordance with ISO 9001
and ISO 14001. All of these items can be supplied with a certificate of quality. ABB is committed to complying with all legal and other relevant requirements for
environmental protection in accordance with the ISO 14001 standards. The responsibility of the company is to facilitate subsequent recycling or disposal at the
end of the product's life. During disposal of the product, it is always necessary to act in accordance with all local and national legal requirements that are in effect
at the time of disposal.

16. Methods of disposal

Disposal can either be carried out in a manner of ways depending upon material of product. Below is thecrecommended method of disposal for various raw
materials.
ABB is committed to complying with the relevant legal and other requirements for environmental protection according to the ISO 14001 standard. The duty of the
company is to facilitate subsequent recycling or disposal at the end of product life. During disposal of the product, it is always necessary to act in accordance with
local legal requirements in force.
Metal material (Fe, Cu, Al, Ag, Zn, W, etc.)
Oil (transformer oil)
Raw material
Thermoplastics
Epoxy Resin
Rubber
SF6 gas
Packing material
Separation of metal and disposal of remains
Draining and recycling or proper disposal
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Recommended method of disposal
Separation and recycling
Recycling or disposal
Disposal
Discharging from equipment
Recycling or disposal