Electrical Law

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG)

Registered manufacturer BONGARTZ GMBH - purway Crystal Group®
DE | WEEE-DE 81129330
IT | EEE IT22070000014070
ES | RII-AEE Register number 8047
FR | FR250354_05LHII

In Germany, the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) implements the EU WEEE Directive on the handling of electronic waste.
The ElektroG is intended to ensure that waste electrical equipment is not disposed of with household waste, but is collected separately and recycled.
Controlled and monitored disposal is intended to further combat the illegal export of waste electrical equipment abroad, enable valuable raw materials to be reused, and reduce negative impacts on the environment and health.

To ensure that the largest possible quantities of electrical and electronic equipment are sent for environmentally friendly disposal, municipal collection points were set up and had to be equipped with a sufficient number of containers for receiving old devices. The further recovery and recycling of old devices is financed by the manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment, who are subject to mandatory registration in Germany.



Information obligations towards private households in accordance with § 18 ElektroG

(1) In accordance with § 17 ElektroG, under the conditions stated there, we are obliged to take back waste electrical and electronic equipment free of charge. We fulfill this legal obligation via the internet portal interseroh.de. Detailed information on the exact scope of our take-back obligations and the options we have created for returning old devices can be found via the following link:

>>> Return of old devices <<<  

(2) DISPOSAL NOTICE: Please remove the filter cartridges from your reverse osmosis system and dispose of them with household waste before taking the rest of the system to electronic waste!

(3) We would like to inform all owners of waste electrical and electronic equipment that they are legally obliged to dispose of these devices separately from unsorted municipal waste. In particular, disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment in the residual waste bin or the yellow bin is prohibited. The symbol shown below and affixed to electrical and electronic equipment of a crossed-out wheeled bin also indicates the obligation for separate collection.



(4) We would like to inform all owners of waste electrical and electronic equipment that they are legally obliged, before handing over these old devices, to remove waste batteries and waste accumulators non-destructively before return, using "standard commercially available tools".

(5) We would like to inform all end users of waste electrical and electronic equipment that they themselves are responsible for deleting personal data on old devices to be disposed of.

If you have any questions or need further information, please call us at 04721-663050.


WEEE Guide Countries. Recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment of the European Parliament and of the “WEEE”

All other WEEE numbers for all other delivery countries are shown on the invoice!