Environment - Siemens Gigaset A580 User Manual

Environment

Environment
Our environmental mission statement
We at Siemens Home and Office Commu-
nication Devices GmbH & Co. KG carry
social responsibility and are actively
engaged in the interests of a better world.
Our ideas, technologies and actions serve
people, society and the environment. The
aim of our global activity is to secure sus-
tainable life resources for humanity. We
are committed to a responsibility for our
products that comprises their entire life
cycle. The environmental impact of prod-
ucts, including their manufacture, pro-
curement, distribution, utilization, service
and disposal, are already evaluated during
product and process design.
Further information on environmentally
friendly products and processes is availa-
ble on the Internet under gigaset.sie-
mens.com.
Environmental management system
Siemens Home and Office
Communication Devices
is certified pursuant to
the international stand-
ards EN 14001 and
ISO 9001.
ISO 14001 (Environment): certified since
September 2007 by TüV SÜD Manage-
ment Service GmbH.
ISO 9001 (Quality): certified since 17/02/
1994 by TüV Süd Management Service
GmbH.
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Ecological energy consumption
The use of ECO DECT (
energy and is an active contribution
towards protecting the environment.
Disposal
Batteries should not be disposed of in gen-
eral household waste. Observe the local
waste disposal regulations, details of
which can be obtained from your local
authority or the dealer you purchased the
product from.
All electrical and electronic equipment
must be disposed of separately from gen-
eral household waste using the sites des-
ignated by local authorities.
If a product displays this
symbol of a crossed-out
rubbish bin, the product is
subject to European Direc-
tive 2002/96/EC.
The appropriate disposal
and separate collection of
used equipment serve to prevent potential
harm to the environment and to health.
They are a requirement for the re-use and
recycling of used electrical and electronic
equipment.
For further information on disposing of
your used equipment, please contact your
local authority, your refuse collection serv-
ice or the dealer you purchased the prod-
uct from.
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