Equipment disposal, Chapter 12: equipment disposal – Luminex 200 Installation Guide User Manual
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The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002/96/EC requires that you
properly dispose of electrical and electronic equipment when it reaches its end of life.
NOTE: This directive applies to customers in the European Union (EU) only.
Users outside of the EU may disregard this section.
If you are disposing of a Luminex
®
200
™
analyzer, SD
™
, or XYP
™
, you must
decontaminate the system. Refer to the "Decontaminating the Luminex 200
Analyzer for Return Shipment" section in the Safety chapter of the Luminex 200
System Manual.
Next, contact Luminex Technical Support for a Recycled Returned Materials Authorization
(RMA) number. Call +1 512-381-4397 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central
Time, Monday through Friday. You will then return the equipment to the following location:
Luminex Corporation
12201 Technology Blvd., Suite 130
Austin, TX 78727
For information on disposing of the barcode scanner, PC, or monitor, refer to the
manufacturer documentation.
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