Battery Disposal
Notice on the Disposal of Used Batteries
The following notice is intended for those who use batteries or products with built-in batteries and no longer resell them in the form in which they were delivered (end users):
1. Free Return of Used Batteries
Batteries must not be disposed of in household waste. You are legally obliged to return used batteries to ensure proper disposal. You can take used batteries to a municipal collection point or a local retailer. We are also obliged, as a distributor of batteries, to take back used batteries, with our obligation limited to the type of batteries that we currently sell or have sold as new products in our range. Used batteries of the specified type can therefore either be sent back to us sufficiently prepaid or handed in free of charge at our shipping warehouse at the address listed in the imprint.
2. Meaning of Battery Symbols
Batteries are marked with the symbol of a crossed-out trash can. This symbol indicates that batteries must not be disposed of in household waste. For batteries containing more than 0.0005% mercury, more than 0.002% cadmium, or more than 0.004% lead, the chemical symbol of the hazardous substance used is displayed below the trash can symbol – Cd for cadmium, Pb for lead, and Hg for mercury.
Information on Electrical and Electronic (Waste) Equipment
The following information is intended for private households using electrical and/or electronic devices. Please observe these important instructions for environmentally responsible disposal of end-of-life devices and your own safety.
1. Instructions for the Disposal of Electrical (End-of-Life) Devices and the Meaning of the Symbol According to Annex 3 of the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG)
Owners of end-of-life devices must ensure that these are collected separately from unsorted municipal waste. Electrical and electronic waste must not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste and must not be thrown in the household trash. Instead, these devices should be collected separately and disposed of via local collection and return systems.
Owners of end-of-life devices must also separate batteries and accumulators not enclosed by the device, as well as lamps that can be removed from the device without damage, before handing them over to a collection point.
Using the symbol from Annex 3 of the ElektroG, owners can identify end-of-life devices that must be collected separately from unsorted municipal waste. The symbol for separate collection of electrical and electronic devices is a crossed-out wheeled trash bin.
