battery notice
Notes on Battery Disposal
In connection with the sale of batteries or the supply of devices containing batteries, we are obliged to inform you of the following:
Batteries must not be disposed of with household waste.
You can return old batteries that we carry or have carried in our product range as new batteries either at your own expense or free of charge at our shipping warehouse (shipping address). Alternatively, you can drop off the batteries at local collection points.
As an end-user, you are legally obliged to return used batteries so that they can be recycled or properly disposed of.
Old batteries may contain harmful substances that can damage the environment or your health if not stored or disposed of properly. However, batteries also contain important raw materials such as iron, zinc, manganese, or nickel and can be recycled.
The symbols shown on the batteries have the following meaning:
The symbol of the crossed-out wheeled bin means that the battery must not be disposed of with household waste.
For batteries containing a certain mass of lead, cadmium, or mercury, the following additions below the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol indicate the respective harmful substances:
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
Cd = battery contains more than 0.002 mass percent cadmium
Hg = battery contains more than 0.0005 mass percent mercury
Information on the costs incurred according to Article 56(4) of the EU Battery Regulation (Regulation 2023/1542) can be found at the initiative "Batterie-Zurück".