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11 Product Environmental Information
Legislation is now in place within the European Union (EU) that regulates waste from
electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (the WEEE Directive) stipulates that WEEE is now
subject to regulations designed to prevent the disposal of such waste and to encourage
design and treatment measures to minimize the amount of waste that is placed into the
waste stream. The objective of the WEEE Directive is to preserve, protect and improve
the quality of the environment, protect human health, and stimulate the practical use of
natural resources. Specifically, the WEEE Directive requires that producers of electrical
and electronic equipment be responsible for the collection, reuse, recycling and
treatment of WEEE which the Producer places on the EU market after August 13, 2005.
FARO Technologies, Inc., as a producer of electrical and electronic equipment, has
endeavored to meet these environmental responsibilities for managing WEEE. In so
doing, FARO is providing the following to inform its customers about the WEEE
collection process:
In order to avoid any potential dissemination of hazardous substances into the
environment, FARO has labeled this product with the WEEE symbol (see below) in
order to alert the end-user that it should be disposed of within the proper waste
management system. That system will recycle, reuse, and dispose of materials from
this product in an environmentally sound way.
The symbol represented below, and found on this FARO Technologies product,
indicates that this product meets the European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment. This symbol, only applicable in European Union
countries, indicates that when this product reaches the end of its useful life it should not
be disposed of with normal household or municipal waste, but in an established waste
stream for WEEE.
Each EU Member State country has established a system for the collection, disposal,
and recycling of WEEE. End-users in the EU should contact their local waste
administration system for collection instructions concerning this product.
Fig.92
WEEE Symbol
