Battery disposal
Information 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 supplied (end users):
with built-in batteries and no longer resell them in the form in which they
were supplied (end users):
1. take back used batteries free of charge
Batteries may not be disposed
of with household waste. You are legally obliged to return used batteries so
that proper disposal can be ensured. You can take used batteries to a municipal
collection point or to your local retailer. As a distributor of batteries, we are also
obliged to take back used batteries, although our take-back obligation is limited
to used batteries of the type that we carry or have carried as new batteries in
our range. You can therefore either return used batteries of the aforementioned
type to us with sufficient postage or hand them in free of charge directly to our
dispatch warehouse at the address given in the legal notice.
of with household waste. You are legally obliged to return used batteries so
that proper disposal can be ensured. You can take used batteries to a municipal
collection point or to your local retailer. As a distributor of batteries, we are also
obliged to take back used batteries, although our take-back obligation is limited
to used batteries of the type that we carry or have carried as new batteries in
our range. You can therefore either return used batteries of the aforementioned
type to us with sufficient postage or hand them in free of charge directly to our
dispatch warehouse at the address given in the legal notice.
2. Meaning of the battery symbols
Batteries are marked with the symbol of a
crossed-out dustbin (see below). This symbol indicates that batteries must not
be disposed of with household waste. For batteries containing more than 0.0005%
mercury by mass, more than 0.002% cadmium by mass or more than 0.004% lead
by mass, the chemical name of the pollutant used is shown under the dustbin symbol
- “Cd” stands for cadmium, “Pb” for lead and “Hg” for mercury.
