31. Important1.3 Disposal of product and packingmaterialWaste Electrical and Electronic Equipment-WEEEThis marking on the product or on itspackaging illustrates that, under EuropeanDirective 2012/19/EU governing used electricaland electronic appliances, this product maynot be disposed of with normal householdwaste. You are responsible for disposal ofthis equipment through a designated wasteelectrical and electronic equipment collection.To determine the locations for dropping offsuch waste electrical and electronic, contactyour local government office, the waste disposalorganization that serves your household or thestore at which you purchased the product.Your new monitor contains materials that canbe recycled and reused. Specialized companiescan recycle your product to increase theamount of reusable materials and to minimizethe amount to be disposed of.All redundant packing material has beenomitted. We have done our utmost to make thepackaging easily separable into mono materials.Please find out about the local regulations onhow to dispose of your old monitor and packingfrom your sales representative.Taking back/Recycling Information forCustomersPhilips establishes technically and economicallyviable objectives to optimize the environmentalperformance of the organization's product,service and activities.From the planning, design and productionstages, Philips emphasizes the important ofmaking products that can easily be recycled. AtPhilips, end-of-life management primarily entailsparticipation in national take-back initiativesand recycling programs whenever possible,preferably in cooperation with competitors,which recycle all materials (products and relatedpackaging material) in accordance with allEnvironmental Laws and taking back programwith the contractor company.Your display is manufactured with high qualitymaterials and components which can berecycled and reused.To learn more about our recycling programplease visit:http://www.philips.com/a-w/about/sustainability.html