Information on Battery Disposal
In connection with the sale of batteries or the delivery of devices containing batteries, we are required to inform you of the following:
As an end user, you are legally obliged to return used batteries. You may return used batteries that we currently sell, or have previously sold, as new batteries free of charge to our shipping warehouse (shipping address).
The symbols shown on batteries have the following meanings:
The symbol of the crossed-out wheeled bin means that the battery must not be disposed of with household waste.
Pb = Battery contains more than 0.004% lead by mass
Cd = Battery contains more than 0.002% cadmium by mass
Hg = Battery contains more than 0.0005% mercury by mass
Please observe the above information.
Manufacturer Registration Number
As a manufacturer within the meaning of the German Battery Act (BattG), we are registered with the competent Stiftung Elektro-Altgeräte Register (Benno-Strauß-Str. 1, 90763 Fürth, Germany) under the following registration number:
Batt-Reg.-No. DE 60505908
Information on the Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
In connection with the sale of electrical equipment, we are required to provide you with the following information. The German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) contains a number of requirements concerning the handling of electrical and electronic equipment.
1. Separate Collection of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Electrical and electronic equipment that has become waste is referred to as waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Owners of WEEE must ensure that it is collected separately from unsorted municipal waste.
In particular, WEEE must not be disposed of with household waste, but must instead be taken to designated collection and return systems.
2. Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries
Owners of WEEE must, as a general rule, remove used batteries and rechargeable batteries that are not enclosed within the appliance before taking the appliance to a collection point.
This does not apply where the WEEE is handed over to a public waste management authority and is separated from other WEEE there for the purpose of preparing it for reuse.
3. Options for Returning WEEE
Owners of WEEE from private households may return such equipment to collection points operated by public waste management authorities or to return points established by manufacturers or distributors within the meaning of the ElektroG.
An online directory of collection and return points is available here:
https://www.ear-system.de/ear-verzeichnis/sammel-und-ruecknahmestellen.jsf
4. Data Protection Notice
Waste electrical and electronic equipment often contains sensitive personal data. This applies in particular to information and telecommunications technology devices such as computers and smartphones.
In your own interest, please note that each end user is responsible for deleting personal data stored on any equipment being disposed of.
5. Meaning of the “Crossed-Out Wheeled Bin” Symbol
The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol commonly shown on electrical and electronic equipment indicates that the relevant device must be collected separately from unsorted municipal waste at the end of its service life.
6. Manufacturer Registration Number
As a manufacturer within the meaning of the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG), we are registered with the competent Stiftung Elektro-Altgeräte Register (Benno-Strauß-Str. 1, 90763 Fürth, Germany) under the following registration number:
WEEE-Reg.-No. DE 36681763
