Instruction manual

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IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION FOR PURCHASERS/USERS WITHIN
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA
The European Parliament will enforce new regulations in 2006 concerning the disposal of
electrical and electronic equipment such as the Home Ice Cream Maker. The regulations,
called Directives, place responsibilities on the appliance supplier and you, the purchaser/user.
One of the actions required of suppliers is to inform users of their obligations.
The appliance has been assessed in accordance with the European Parliament Directive
2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, usually referred to as the WEEE
Directive.
The WEEE Directive requires that the appliance is disposed of at the end of its useful life in
an environmentally responsible manner. Similar requirements have applied to refrigerators for
some time.
Parts and materials that can be re-used and/or re-cycled have been identified in order that the
use of new resources and the amount of waste going for landfill can be minimised.
The WEEE Directive requires that if you are replacing the appliance with a new equivalent
product from the original supplier then that supplier can collect the old item without cost to
yourself. It is emphasised that this no-cost return option is only available when you purchase
a new product of equivalent type that fulfils the same function. Please inform your supplier of
your wish to have the old appliance collected when ordering the replacement.
If you wish to dispose of the appliance without replacing it then the appliance must not be
mixed with unsorted municipal waste. The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol on the unit label
or unit packaging, and repeated below, indicates this requirement.
You must ensure that the appliance is disposed of at an authorised treatment facility, details
can be obtained from your local council.
Your rôle is critical and will help to ensure that the Earth’s resources are maintained and that
as much re-usable and re-cyclable material as possible is processed. It will also ensure that
landfill volume requirements are kept at a minimum and that hazardous materials are not
buried thereby providing potential future problems for the environment and human health.
The WEEE Directive comes into force in January 2006.