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UR COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Environment has been at the heart of our products.
Gateway is committed to limit the environmental impact of its products during
product lifecycle.
Starting at design phase, with a very strict procurement policy, maximum attention
is given to electronic components in order to limit their weight in heavy metals such
as lead, cadmium, chromium, mercury, etc. Suppliers are asked, for each part of any
product, to respect all regulations.
As far as end-of-life products are concerned, measures have been taken to anticipate
and facilitate the recycling of all our products. Thus, all plastic parts heavier than 25
grams used in Gateway products are labelled ISO 11469. This label allows a quick
recognition of the material and eases its valorisation. Likewise, desktop computers
are designed to be easily dismantled, with screws being replaced by clips.
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RODUCT DISPOSAL
The 2002/96/EC Directive, known as Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) Directive, requires that used electrical and
electronic products must be disposed of separately from normal
household waste in order to promote reuse, recycling and other forms
of recovery and to reduce the quantity of waste to be eliminated with
a view to reducing landfill and incineration. The crossed-out dustbin
logo is there to remind you that these products must be sorted
separately for disposal. These rules concern all Gateway products and also all
accessories, such as keyboard, mouse, speakers, remote control, etc. When you have
to dispose of such products, make sure that they are correctly recycled by checking
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