Information according to the Battery Act (BattG)

Information on the disposal of used batteries

The following information is intended for those who use batteries or products with built-in batteries and do not resell them in the form supplied to them (end users):

1. Free take-back of used batteries

Batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. You are legally obliged to return used batteries so that proper disposal can be guaranteed. You can hand in used batteries at a municipal collection point or at a 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 in our range as new batteries. You can therefore either send used batteries of the aforementioned type back to us with sufficient postage or hand them in directly free of charge at our dispatch warehouse at the address stated in the legal notice.

2. Meaning of the battery symbols

Batteries are marked with the symbol of a crossed-out wheeled bin (see below). This symbol indicates that batteries must not be disposed of in household waste. For batteries containing more than 0.0005 percent by mass of mercury, more than 0.002 percent by mass of cadmium, or more than 0.004 percent by mass of lead, the chemical name of the pollutant used is indicated below the bin symbol – "Cd" stands for cadmium, "Pb" for lead, and "Hg" for mercury.

Pb = battery contains more than 0.004 percent by mass of lead

Cd = battery contains more than 0.002 percent by mass of cadmium

Hg = battery contains more than 0.0005 percent by mass of mercury.

Please observe the above instructions.