Information on the disposal of old batteries

The following information is intended for those who use batteries or products with built-in batteries and no longer resell them in the form in which they were supplied to them (end users).

Free collection of used batteries.

Batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. You are legally obliged to return used batteries for proper disposal. You can dispose of used batteries at a municipal collection point or at your local retailer. As a battery distributor, we are also obligated to take back used batteries. However, our obligation to take back used batteries is limited to the type that we currently carry or have carried as new batteries in our product range. You can therefore return used batteries of the above-mentioned type to us with sufficient postage.

Meaning of the battery symbols

The batteries are marked with the symbol of a crossed-out wheeled bin. This symbol indicates that the batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. For batteries containing more than 0.0005% mercury by mass, more than 0.002% cadmium by mass, or more than 0.004% lead by mass, the chemical name of the respective pollutant appears below the wheeled bin symbol: "Cd" stands for cadmium, "Pb" for lead, and "Hg" for mercury.