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Appendix B:
EU Guidelines for WEEE Disposal
Disposal Guidelines
All WEEE products are properly labelled (please refer to fi g. B.1) so as to inform the customer
that no piece of equipment should be treated as unsorted municipal waste. Within the EU
boundariers, any WEEE equipment which is no longer used should be treated and disposed of
according to European Directives 2002/96/EC and 2003/108/EC. The above regulations state
that Waste Electric Electronic Equipment (WEEE) must be disposed of by authorised centers with
proper license for WEEE treatment.
The customer can decide to dispose of the unused equipment only if he owns a WEEE disposal
licence. Otherwise, he should contact the manufacturer or any center which is authorised for
WEEE treatment. Any failure to comply with the above regulations will be punished through a
penalty whose amount and terms are set by each EU Member State.
The information reported hereinafter (table B.1) is aimed at allowing the costumer to recycle and
dispose of the WEEE equipment according to environmental-friendly practices. These guidelines
fall within Andrew's efforts to increase re-use, recycling and other forms of recovery, leading to a
reduction in the amount of waste going to landfi ll or incineration
Products
TFAx Case A
TFAx Case B
TFAx Case R
TFAx Case R2
TFAH Case F
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Fig. B.1: WEEE identifi cation label
Recyclable materials
• Alluminium (external case)
• Metal (RF connectors,screws,
bottom cover)
• Plastic (optical connectors and
adapters, dry contacts)
• Alluminium (external case)
• Metal (RF connectors, screws)
• Plastic (optical connectors and
adapters ; power connector; )
• Alluminium (external case)
• Metal (RF connectors, screws,
cavity fi lters)
• Plastic (optical connectors and
adapters ; power connector; )
Waste to be disposed of by
approved companies
(i.e, licensees for European
Waste No. 160216)
• cables, fi beroptic cables,
internal circuit boards
• psu, inlet (for any TFAx
Case A, except TFAM20)
• cables, internal circuit
board
• cables, fi beroptic cables,
internal circuit boards, psu,
inlet
Hazardous
materials
• None
• None
• None
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