Battery and accumulator disposal

Notice on the disposal of used batteries

The following notice is addressed to those who use batteries or products with built-in batteries and do not resell them in the form delivered to them (end users):

1. Free return of used batteries

Batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. You are legally obliged to return used batteries to ensure proper disposal. You can hand in used batteries at a municipal collection point or at local retailers. We are also obliged as distributors of batteries to take back used batteries, with our obligation limited to used batteries of the type that we currently or previously offer as new batteries in our range. You can therefore either send used batteries of the aforementioned type back to us sufficiently prepaid or hand them in free of charge directly at our shipping warehouse at the address given in the imprint.

2. Meaning of the battery symbols

Batteries are marked with the symbol of a crossed-out trash bin (see below). This symbol indicates that batteries must not be disposed of in household waste. For batteries containing more than 0.0005% by weight of mercury, more than 0.002% by weight of cadmium, or more than 0.004% by weight of lead, the chemical designation of the respective hazardous substance used is shown below the trash bin symbol – "Cd" stands for cadmium, "Pb" stands for lead, and "Hg" stands for mercury.