Battery Disposal

1. Free Return 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 ensured. You can return used batteries to a municipal collection point or to local retailers. We are also obliged as a distributor of batteries to take back used batteries, but our obligation to take back batteries is limited to those types of used batteries that we carry or have carried as new batteries in our range. You can therefore either send used batteries of the aforementioned type back to us with sufficient postage or hand them in free of charge directly at our shipping warehouse at the address stated in the imprint.

2. Meaning of 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 with household waste. For batteries containing more than 0.0005% by mass of mercury, more than 0.002% by mass of cadmium, or more than 0.004% by mass of lead, the chemical symbol of the respective hazardous substance is shown below the bin symbol – "Cd" stands for cadmium, "Pb" stands for lead, and "Hg" stands for mercury.