Caring For The Environment - Miele 10 374 000/01 Gebrauchsanweisung

en - Caring for the environment
Disposal of the packing mater-
ial
The packaging is designed to protect
the appliance from damage during
transportation. The packaging materials
used are selected from materials which
are environmentally friendly for disposal
and should be recycled.
Recycling the packaging reduces the
use of raw materials in the manufactur-
ing process and also reduces the
amount of waste in landfill sites.
Disposing of the dustbag and
filters
Dustbags and filters are made from en-
vironmentally friendly materials, and can
be disposed of with the normal house-
hold waste, as long as they have been
used exclusively for general household
dust.
Disposing of your old appli-
ance
Before disposing of your old appliance
remove the dustbag and filters and dis-
pose of them with your household
waste.
Electrical and electronic appliances of-
ten contain valuable materials. They
also contain specific materials, com-
pounds and components, which were
essential for their correct function and
safety. These could be hazardous to hu-
man health and to the environment if
disposed of with your domestic waste
or if handled incorrectly. Please do not,
therefore, dispose of your old appliance
with your household waste.
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Please dispose of it at your local com-
munity waste collection / recycling
centre for electrical and electronic ap-
pliances, or contact your dealer or
Miele for advice. You are also respons-
ible by law for deleting any personal
data that may be stored on the appli-
ance being disposed of. Please ensure
that your old appliance poses no risk to
children while being stored prior to dis-
posal.
Disposing of old batteries and
rechargeable batteries
Some electrical and electronic appli-
ances contain batteries and re-
chargeable batteries which, when de-
pleted, must not be thrown away with
your household waste. You are required
by law to remove any removable batter-
ies or rechargeable batteries and to dis-
pose of them in a suitable recycling box
for batteries. This service is free of
charge. Batteries and rechargeable bat-
teries contain substances which can
damage human health and the environ-
ment.
Further instructions regarding disposal
are given on batteries and rechargeable
batteries. A bin with a line through it
means that the battery or rechargeable
battery must on no account be dis-
posed of with your household waste. A
bin with a line through it which also has
one or several chemical symbols on it,
indicates that the battery or re-
chargeable battery contains lead (Pb),
cadmium (Cd) and/or quicksilver (Hg).