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Environmental Policy

End of Life Instructions for Recycling

This instruction is for all Avocent products manufactured after July 2006.

Purpose:
This information is intended for use by end-of-life recyclers or treatment facilities.

As a minimum the following substances, preparations and components shall be removed from any separately collected WEEE:

  • Mercury containing components, such as switches or backlighting lamps
  • Batteries
  • Printed circuit boards of mobile phones generally, and of other devices if the surface of the printed circuit board is greater than 10 square centimeters
  • Liquid crystal displays (together with their casing where appropriate) of a surface greater than 100 square centimeters and all those back-lighted with gas discharge lamps
  • External electric cables
  • Electrolyte capacitors containing substances of concern (height > 25 mm, diameter > 25 mm or proportionately similar volume)

General:
These substances, preparations and components shall be disposed of or recovered in compliance with Article 4 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC.

To the best of our knowledge Avocent Products do not contain dangerous substances and preparations.

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