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Battery Law

Instructions for battery disposal

Battery Act (BattG)

In connection with the sale of batteries or the delivery of devices that contain batteries, we are obliged to inform you of the following:

As an end user, you are legally obligated to return used batteries. You can return used batteries that we carry or have carried as new batteries free of charge to our shipping warehouse (shipping address). The symbols depicted on the batteries have the following meanings:

The symbol of the crossed-out trash can means that the battery must not be disposed of in household waste.

Pb = Battery contains more than 0.004 mass percent lead

Cd = Battery contains more than 0.002 mass percent cadmium

Hg = Battery contains more than 0.0005 mass percent mercury.

Please note the above instructions.