Operation Manual

DISPOSALOFYOUROLDAPPLIANCE

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1. Whenthiscrossed‐outwheeledbinsymbolisattachedtoaproductitmeanstheproductiscovered

bytheEuropeanDirective2002/96/EC.

2. 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.

3. Thecorrectdisposalofyouroldappliancewillhelppreventpotentialnegativeconsequencesforthe

environmentandhumanhealth.

4. Formoredetailedinformationaboutdisposalofyourappliance,pleasecontactyourcityoffice,

wastedisposalserviceortheshopwhereyoupurchasedtheproduct.

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COMPULSORYINFORMATIONREGARDINGTHEDECREEONBATTERIES

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Batteriesdonotbelonginyourhouseholdwaste.Usersarerequiredbylawtoreturnusedbatteries.For

properdisposalofbatteries,youcanfinddesignateddisposalcontainersinspecializedshopsaswellas

inmunicipalcollectingfacilities.Thisisasolidcontributiontotheprotectionoftheenvironment.Since

1998,thedecreeonbatteriesrequiresallcitizenstodisposeusedbatteriesonlyviathesespecialized

shopsorcollectingfacilities(legalobligationtodispose).Specializedshopsandmanufacturesare

obligedtoacceptusedbatteriesinreturnandre‐usetheminaccordancetothedecreeordisposeof

themasdangerouswaste.Ifyouwishtoreturnyourusedbatteriestous,youcanmailthemtoour

addressinanadequatelystampedenvelope.

Batteriesthatneedtobelabelledbylawareprovidedwithoneoftheillustrationsbelow,beinga

crossed‐outwheeledbinandthechemicalsymbolfortheclassificationofpollutants‐containingheavy

metals.Thechemicalsymbol(Cd,HgorPb)willbeshownundertheillustration.

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Thefollowingtextcanbefoundonthepollutants‐

containingbatteries:

Pb:Batterycontainslead

Cd:Batterycontainscadmium

Hg:Batterycontainsmercury

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Powerpeakisaregisteredbrandnameof:

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VandenBergProductsBV

IJzerwerf10‐12

6641TKBeuningen

TheNetherlands

www.powerpeak.com

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