18E NVIRONMENTAL S TATEMENTSIt is the policy of 3Com Corporation to beenvironmentally-friendly in all operations. To uphold ourpolicy, we are committed to:■ Establishing environmental performance standards thatcomply with national legislation and regulations.■ Conserving energy, materials and natural resources in alloperations.■ Reducing the waste generated by all operations.■ Ensuring that all waste conforms to recognizedenvironmental standards.■ Maximizing the recyclable and reusable content of allproducts.■ Ensuring that all products can be recycled, reused anddisposed of safely.■ Ensuring that all products are labelled according torecognized environmental standards.■ Improving our environmental record on a continual basis.End Of Life Statement3Com processes allow for the recovery, reclamation and safedisposal of all end-of-life electronic components.Regulated Materials Statement3Com products do not contain any hazardous orozone-depleting material.Environmental Statement about the DocumentationThe documentation for this product is printed on paper thatcomes from sustainable, managed forests; it is fullybiodegradable and recyclable, and is completelychlorine-free. The varnish is environmentally-friendly, and theinks are vegetable-based with a low heavy-metal content.Environmental Statement about the ProductPackagingThe packaging for this product is fully recyclable. It has arecycled (post consumer) waste content of at least 40% byweight, and no heavy-metal content.