Manual

AppendixC.WEEEandrecyclingstatements

Lenovoencouragesownersofinformationtechnologyequipmenttoresponsiblyrecycletheirequipmentwhen

itisnolongerneeded.Lenovooffersvariousprogramsandservicestoassistequipmentownersinrecycling

theirITproducts.Thelatestenvironmentalinformationisavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/ecodeclaration.

ImportantWEEEinformation

TheWEEEmarkingonLenovoproductsappliestocountrieswithWEEEande-wasteregulations(for

example,theEuropeanWEEEDirective,IndiaE-WasteManagement&HandlingRules,2011).Appliancesare

labeledinaccordancewithlocalregulationsconcerningwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).

Theseregulationsdeterminetheframeworkforthereturnandrecyclingofusedappliancesasapplicable

withineachgeography.Thislabelisappliedtovariousproductstoindicatethattheproductisnottobe

thrownaway,butratherputintheestablishedcollectionsystemsforreclaimingtheseendoflifeproducts.

Usersofelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE)withtheWEEEmarkingmustnotdisposeofendoflife

EEEasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butusethecollectionframeworkavailabletothemforthereturn,recycle,

andrecoveryofWEEEandtominimizeanypotentialeffectsofEEEontheenvironmentandhumanhealth

duetothepresenceofhazardoussubstances.ForadditionalWEEEinformation,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/recycling

Japanrecyclingstatements

CollectingandrecyclingadisusedLenovocomputerormonitor

IfyouareacompanyemployeeandneedtodisposeofaLenovocomputerormonitorthatistheproperty

ofthecompany,youmustdosoinaccordancewiththeLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationof

Resources.Computersandmonitorsarecategorizedasindustrialwasteandshouldbeproperlydisposed

ofbyanindustrialwastedisposalcontractorcertiﬁedbyalocalgovernment.InaccordancewiththeLaw

forPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,LenovoJapanprovides,throughitsPCCollectingand

RecyclingServices,forthecollecting,reuse,andrecyclingofdisusedcomputersandmonitors.Fordetails,

visittheLenovoWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.

PursuanttotheLawforPromotionofEffectiveUtilizationofResources,thecollectingandrecyclingof

home-usedcomputersandmonitorsbythemanufacturerwasbegunonOctober1,2003.Thisservice

isprovidedfreeofchargeforhome-usedcomputerssoldafterOctober1,2003.Fordetails,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/recycling/japan.

DisposingofLenovocomputercomponents

SomeLenovocomputerproductssoldinJapanmayhavecomponentsthatcontainheavymetalsorother

environmentalsensitivesubstances.Toproperlydisposeofdisusedcomponents,suchasaprintedcircuit

boardordrive,usethemethodsdescribedaboveforcollectingandrecyclingadisusedcomputerormonitor.

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