Protecting Our Environment - Gigaset E500 User Manual

Protecting our environment

Protecting our
environment
Our environmental mission
statement
We, Gigaset Communications
GmbH, bear social responsibility
and are actively committed to a bet-
ter world. Our ideas, technologies
and actions serve people, society
and the environment. The aim of our
global activity is to secure sustaina-
ble life resources for humanity. We
are committed to a responsibility for
our products that comprises their
entire life cycle. The environmental
impact of products, including their
manufacture, procurement, distri-
bution, use, service and disposal, are
evaluated during product and proc-
ess design.
Further information on environmen-
tally friendly products and proc-
esses is available on the Internet at
www.gigaset.com.
Environmental management
system
Gigaset Communica-
tions GmbH is certi-
fied pursuant to the
international stand-
ards EN 14001 and
ISO 9001.
ISO 14001 (Environment): certified
since September 2007 by TüV SÜD
Management Service GmbH.
ISO 9001 (Quality): certified since
17/02/1994 by TüV SÜD Manage-
ment Service GmbH.
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Ecological energy consumption
The use of ECO DECT (¢ page 55)
saves energy and makes an active
contribution towards protecting the
environment.
Disposal
Batteries should not be disposed of
in general household waste.
Observe the local waste disposal
regulations, details of which can be
obtained from your local authority.
All electrical and electronic products
should be disposed of separately
from the municipal waste stream via
designated collection facilities
appointed by the government or
the local authorities.
This crossed-out
wheeled bin symbol
on the product means
the product is covered
by the European
Directive 2002/96/EC.
The correct disposal and separate
collection of your old appliance will
help prevent potential negative
consequences for the environment
and human health. It is a precondi-
tion for reuse and recycling of used
electrical and electronic equipment.
For more detailed information
about disposal of your old appli-
ance, please contact your local
council refuse centre or the original
supplier of the product.