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10 Recycling the used UPS or battery
Before scrapping UPS or its battery cabinet, the battery bank must be removed. Local re-
quirements must be followed in battery recycling or discard. The removal of batteries is al-
lowed only by authorised service personnel due to high energy and voltage.
Do not discard waste electrical or electronic equipment in the trash. For proper disposal,
contact your local collecting/recycling/reuse or hazardous waste center and follow the local
legislation.
These symbols indicate on a product:
You can find out which recycling firm is responsible for your neighbourhood by contacting
your local authority.
Batteries must not be put in the domestic refuse either!
All consumers have a statutory duty to take all batteries to a collection point in their mu-
nicipality/district or to a retail store so that they can be disposed of in an environmentally-
friendly way,regardless of whether they contain toxic substances.
All batteries should be fully discharged before they are returned for disposal.
PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT/DISPOSAL OF THE EQUIPMENT.
For the sake of the environment,please use your local authority’s collection point set to re-
turn and recycle old electric and electronic equipment.
Do not on any account put your old equipment out with the domestic refuse.