Battery Act (BattG)
General information on the Battery Act (BattG)
Battery Disposal Instructions
Many devices come with batteries or rechargeable batteries that are required for operation. In connection with the sale of these batteries or accumulators, we as distributors are obliged under the Battery Act (BattG) to inform our customers of the following: Old batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. Consumers are legally obliged to bring batteries to a suitable collection point. You can return batteries and rechargeable batteries here free of charge:
- at a public collection point
- where batteries and accumulators are sold
- by post to our shipping warehouse:
Old batteries contain valuable raw materials that can be recycled. Batteries and rechargeable batteries are marked with the symbol of a crossed-out garbage can.
The rubbish bin means: Batteries and accumulators must not be disposed of with household waste. The characters below the garbage cans stand for: Pb for lead; Cd for cadmium; Hg for mercury. These chemical symbols signal that a certain limit of the specified chemical substances is exceeded in this type of battery:
- HG: more than 0.0005 weight percent mercury
- Cd: more than 0.002% by weight cadmium
- Pb: more than 0.004% by weight lead.
You will also find these instructions in the manufacturer's operating instructions.