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Disposal of the electrical device
The symbol with the crossed-out dustbin means that
electrical and electronic equipment must not be
disposed of together with household waste.
Consumers are legally obliged to dispose of
electrical and electronic equipment at the end of
their life separately from unsorted municipal waste. This is to
ensure environmentally friendly and resource-saving
recycling. Batteries and rechargeable batteries that are not
an integral part of the electrical or electronic device and can
be removed without being destroyed, must be separated
from the device before handing it in at a collection point for
designated disposal. The same applies to lightbulbs that can
be removed from the device without being destroying.
Owners of electrical and electronic equipment who are
private individuals can hand them in at the collection points
operated by the public waste disposal agencies or at the
collection points set up by manufacturers or distributors.
Returning used devices is free of charge. This free take-back
obligation applies both to purchases in shops and to home
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device. However, the edge lengths of the respective devices
must not exceed 25 cm.
Disposal of batteries
The accompanying symbol indicates that batteries
must not be disposed of with normal household
waste. Defective or used batteries must be recycled
in accordance with Directive 2006/66/EU and its
amendments. Consumers are legally obliged to hand in all
batteries and rechargeable batteries, regardless of whether
they contain harmful substances, such as:
Cd = cadmium, Hg = mercury, Pb = lead, Li = lithium or not,
to a collection point in their municipality/district or a retail
outlet to ensure environmentally friendly disposal and to
recover valuable raw materials, such as cobalt, nickel or
copper. The return of batteries is free of charge.
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deliveries. The place of performance of the obligation to take
back is the same as the place of performance of the delivery.
Transport costs may not be charged for returned equipment.
In general, distributors have the obligation to ensure the free
return of used devices by providing suitable return facilities
within a reasonable distance. Consumers have the option to
return an old device free of charge to a distributor who is
obliged to take it back if they purchase an equivalent new
device with essentially the same function. This option also
exists for deliveries to a private household. In the case of
distance selling retailers, the option of free collection when
purchasing a new appliance is limited to heat exchangers,
display screen devices, and large appliances that have at
least one outer edge with a length of more than 50 cm. The
distributor must ask the consumer at the time of concluding
the sales contract about the intention to return the product.
Apart from that, consumers can hand in up to three old
devices of one type free of charge at a distributor's collection
point without this being linked to the purchase of a new
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WARNING! Environmental
damage due to incorrect
disposal of batteries/
rechargeable batteries!
Some of the possible contents, such as mercury, cadmium
and lead, are poisonous and, if not disposed of properly,
endanger the environment. Heavy metals, for example, can
have harmful effects on the health of humans, animals and
plants and accumulate in both the environment and the food
chain, and then enter the body indirectly via food.
WARNING! Risk of
explosion!
Used batteries containing lithium (Li = lithium) have a higher
risk of fire. Therefore, special attention must be paid to the
proper disposal of used batteries containing lithium.
Incorrect disposal can also lead to internal and external
short circuits due to thermal effects (heat) or mechanical
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