Lenovo HS15 User Manual page 27

Batteries or packaging for batteries are labeled in accordance with European Directive
2006/66/EC concerning batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumula­
tors. The Directive determines the framework for the return and recycling of used batteries
and accumulators as applicable throughout the European Union. This label is applied to
various batteries to indicate that the battery is not to be thrown away, but rather reclaimed
upon end of life per this Directive. In accordance with the European Directive 2006/66/EC,
batteries and accumulators are labeled to indicate that they are to be collected separately
and recycled at end of life.
The label on the battery may also include a chemical symbol for the metal concerned in the
battery (Pb for lead, Hg for mercury, and Cd for cadmium), Users of batteries and accumu­
lators must not dispose of batteries and accumulators as unsorted municipal waste, but
use the collection framework available to customers for the return recycling, and treatment
of batteries and accumulators. Customer participation is important to minimize any poten­
tial effects of batteries and accumulators on the environment and human health due to the
potential presence of hazardous substances, for proper collection and treatment go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/recycling
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