Manual

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24 Disposal and Environmental Protection
Proper disposal makes an important contribution to the protection
of our environment and the conservation of natural resources.
Attention!
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Environmental Damage
Improper disposal results in environmental damage.
Follow the instructions concerning return and disposal
included in this section.
The following comments refer specifically to the legal situation in
the Federal Republic of Germany. Owners or end users who are
subject to other national requirements are required to comply with
the respectively applicable national requirements and to imple-
ment them correctly on site. Relevant information can be
obtained, for example, from the responsible national authorities or
national distributors.
Waste Electrical Equipment, Electrical or Electronic Accessories
and Waste Batteries (including rechargeable batteries)
Electrical equipment and batteries (including rechargeable batter-
ies) contain valuable raw materials that can be recycled, as well as
hazardous substances which can cause serious harm to human
health and the environment, and they must be recycled and dis-
posed of correctly.
The symbol on the left depicting a crossed-out garbage
can on wheels refers to the legal obligation of the owner
or end user (German electrical and electronic equipment
act ElektroG and German battery act BattG) not to dis-
pose of used electrical equipment and batteries with unsorted
municipal waste (“household trash”). Waste batteries must be
removed from the old device (where possible) without destroying
them and the old device and the waste batteries must be dis-
posed of separately. The battery type and its chemical composi-
tion are indicated on the battery’s labelling. If the abbreviations
“Pb” for lead, “Cd” for cadmium or “Hg” for mercury are included,
the battery exceeds the limit for the respective metal.
Please observe the owner’s or end user’s responsibility with
regard to deleting personal data, as well as any other sensitive
data, from old devices before disposal.
Old devices, electrical or electronic accessories and waste batter-
ies (including rechargeable batteries) used in Germany can be
returned free of charge to Gossen Metrawatt GmbH or the service
provider responsible for their disposal in compliance with applica-
ble regulations, in particular laws concerning packaging and haz-
ardous goods. Further information regarding returns can be found
on our website.
Packaging Materials
We recommend retaining the respective packaging materials for
the case that you might require servicing or calibration in the
future.
Attention!
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Danger of Asphyxiation Resulting from Foils and Other
Packaging Materials
Children and other vulnerable persons may suffocate if
they wrap themselves in packaging materials, or their
components or foils, or if they pull them over their heads
or swallow them.
Keep packaging materials, as well as their components
and foils, out of the reach of babies, children and other
vulnerable persons.
In accordance with German packaging law (VerpackG), the user
is obligated to correctly dispose of packaging and its components
separately, and not together with unsorted municipal waste
(“household trash”).
Private end consumers can dispose of packaging free of charge
at the responsible collection point. Packaging which is not subject
to so-called system participation is returned to the appointed ser-
vice provider. Further information regarding returns can be found
on our website.