What does the cross mark of trash can mean in electronic products?

In electronic products, the trash can is crossed, which means that it can't be put into the trash can and can only be recycled professionally. Because many electronic products use a series of heavy metal elements, such as lead, nickel, chromium, silver and mercury,

Electronic products need professional treatment, such as using professional batteries to recycle waste batteries in trash cans, which will be recycled by professionals. This sign is very common on batteries and other things, which will cause environmental pollution if discarded at will.

If thrown into the trash can, once buried, heavy metals will dissolve and flow into the water, which will cause great environmental pollution and directly affect people's lives and health.

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This is also the EU's "recycling WEEE logo". The logo style is as follows. This sign means that when the end user intends to discard the product, the product must be sent to the appropriate facilities for recycling and reuse.

Because this product can't be discarded together with other domestic wastes, it will reduce the amount of wastes sent to incinerators or landfills and save natural resources.

Battery (not just mobile phone battery) is a special item. After being discarded, they should not be thrown away as ordinary household garbage. They should be collected and treated centrally, otherwise it will cause serious pollution to the environment. This pattern means "Don't throw it into the trash can".