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Information obligation according to the Battery Act Implementation Act (BattDG)

Information obligation according to the Battery Act Implementation Act (BattDG)

In connection with the sale of batteries or accumulators or the delivery of devices containing batteries or accumulators, we are obliged under § 18 of the Battery Act Implementation Act (BattDG) to inform you of the following:

Batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. As an end user, you are legally obliged to return used batteries and accumulators. You can return them free of charge to us, at municipal collection points, or in retail.

Batteries and accumulators containing hazardous substances are marked with the symbol of a crossed-out trash bin. Near the symbol is the chemical designation of the respective hazardous substance:

  • Pb = Battery contains more than 0.004 percent by weight of lead
  • Cd = Battery contains more than 0.002 percent by weight of cadmium
  • Hg = Battery contains more than 0.0005 percent by weight of mercury

Symbol "crossed-out trash bin":
Crossed-out trash bin – battery symbol

The symbol of the crossed-out trash bin means that batteries must not be disposed of with household waste.

Further information can be found on the website of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV): www.bmuv.de/themen/abfall-ressourcen/produktverantwortung/batterien

Notice according to the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG)

We are obliged to inform you about the regulations of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG). This law serves to implement the European WEEE Directive and regulates the return and disposal of electrical and electronic equipment.

Electrical appliances must not be disposed of with household waste. Consumers are required to separate old devices from unsorted municipal waste. Old devices can be handed in free of charge at municipal collection points.

Electrical appliances containing batteries or accumulators must have these removed before disposal – as far as technically possible. Batteries and accumulators must then be returned in accordance with the provisions of the BattDG.

The symbol of the crossed-out trash bin on electrical appliances indicates that these must not be disposed of with household waste.

For more information, visit: www.bmuv.de/themen/abfall-ressourcen/produktverantwortung/elektrogeraete