en - Caring for the environment
Disposal of the packing material
The packaging is designed to protect against transportation damage.
The packaging materials used are selected from materials which are
environmentally friendly for disposal and should be recycled.
Recycling the packaging reduces the use of raw materials in the
manufacturing process and also reduces the amount of waste in
landfill sites.
Disposing of your old appliance
Electrical and electronic appliances contain many valuable materials.
They also contain certain materials, compounds and components
which were essential for their correct functioning and safety. These
could be hazardous to human health and to the environment if dis-
posed of with household waste or if handled incorrectly. Please do
not, therefore, dispose of your old appliance with household waste.
Instead, please make use of officially designated collection and dis-
posal points to dispose of and recycle electrical and electronic appli-
ances in your local community, with your dealer or with Miele, free of
charge. By law, you are solely responsible for deleting any personal
data from the old appliance prior to disposal. You are legally obliged
to remove any old batteries which are not securely enclosed by the
appliance and to remove any lamps without destroying them, where
this is possible. These must be taken to a suitable collection point
where they can be handed in free of charge. Please ensure that your
old appliance poses no risk to children while being stored for dis-
posal.
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