Battery Act notices
In connection with the sale of batteries or the supply of devices containing batteries, we, as the seller, are obliged to inform you of the following under the German Battery Act (BattG):
Batteries and rechargeable batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. You are legally obliged to return used batteries and rechargeable batteries. You can return batteries after use to us or to designated collection points - e.g., municipal collection points or retailers - free of charge. You can also send the batteries back to us by post, sufficiently franked.
The symbol with the crossed-out wheeled bin means that you must not dispose of batteries and rechargeable batteries in household waste. Below this symbol, you will also find the following symbols with the following meanings:
- Cd = battery contains more than 0.002 percent by mass cadmium
- Hg = battery contains more than 0.0005 percent by mass mercury
- Pb = battery contains more than 0.004 percent by mass lead
