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Disposal
Packaging materials
The materials marked with the symbol 
are recyclable. >PE<=polyethylene
>PS<=polystyrene >PP<=polypropylene
This means that they can be recycled by disposing of them properly in appropriate collection containers.
Machine
Use authorised disposal sites for your old appliance. Help to keep your country tidy!
Tips for environmental protection
To save water, energy and to help protect the environment, we recommend that you follow these tips:
•Normally soiled laundry may be washed without prewashing in order to save detergent, water and time (the environment is protected too!).
•Use the energy saving programme when washing normally soiled garments.
•The machine works more economically if it is fully loaded (for both washing and drying cycles).
•When small loads are washed, use only half to two thirds of the rec- ommended amount of detergent.
•The machine will consume less energy if the laundry is adequately spun before being dried.
•With adequate
•If the water has a medium or high degree of hardness (starting from hardness degree II, see “Detergents and additives”) water softeners must be added.
The amount of detergent can then be adjusted to hardness degree I (= soft).
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