Appendix B. WEEE and recycling statementsLenovo encourages owners of information technology equipment to responsibly recycle their equipmentwhen it is no longer needed. Lenovo offers a variety of programs and services to assist equipment owners inrecycling their IT products. Information on product recycling offerings can be found on Lenovo's Internet siteat http://www.lenovo.com/social_responsibility/us/en/.Important WEEE informationThe WEEE marking on Lenovo products applies to countries with WEEE and e-waste regulations (for example,European Directive 2002/96/EC, India E-Waste Management & Handling Rules, 2011). Appliances arelabeled in accordance with local regulations concerning waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).These regulations determine the framework for the return and recycling of used appliances as applicablewithin each geography. This label is applied to various products to indicate that the product is not to bethrown away, but rather put in the established collection systems for reclaiming these end of life products.Users of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) with the WEEE marking must not dispose of end oflife EEE as unsorted municipal waste, but use the collection framework available to them for the return,recycle, and recovery of WEEE and to minimize any potential effects of EEE on the environment andhuman health due to the presence of hazardous substances. For additional WEEE information go to:http://www.lenovo.com/recyclingJapan recycling statementsCollecting and recycling a disused Lenovo computer or monitorIf you are a company employee and need to dispose of a Lenovo computer or monitor that is the propertyof the company, you must do so in accordance with the Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization ofResources. Computers and monitors are categorized as industrial waste and should be properly disposedof by an industrial waste disposal contractor certified by a local government. In accordance with the Lawfor Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources, Lenovo Japan provides, through its PC Collecting andRecycling Services, for the collecting, reuse, and recycling of disused computers and monitors. For details,visit the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/services_warranty/jp/ja/recycle/pcrecycle/.Pursuant to the Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources, the collecting and recycling ofhome-used computers and monitors by the manufacturer was begun on October 1, 2003. This serviceis provided free of charge for home-used computers sold after October 1, 2003. For details, go tohttp://www.lenovo.com/services_warranty/jp/ja/recycle/personal/.© Copyright Lenovo 2013 125
