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Dealers with a sales area of at least 400 m
electrical and electronic equipment are obliged
to take them back. The same applies to food
retailers with a total sales area of at least 800
m
2
, provided that they offer electrical and
electronic equipment continuously or at least
several times a year. Distance sellers with a
storage area of at least 400 m
electronic equipment or a total storage area of at
least 800 m
2
are also obligated. In general,
distributors are obliged to ensure that old
devices can be returned free of charge by means
of suitable return options at a reasonable
distance.
Consumers have the option of handing over an
old device free of charge to a distributor who is
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device. However, the edge lengths of the
respective devices must not exceed 25 cm.
Consumers are encouraged to take measures to
avoid waste. With regard to electrical and
electronic devices, this means extending their
lifespan by repairing defective devices and
selling used devices that are in good working
order instead of disposing of them.
Remove the battery before disposal without
causing damage and dispose of it separately
(see "Disposal of batteries").
Disposal of batteries
The accompanying symbol indicates that
batteries and rechargeable batteries
must not be disposed of with normal household
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2
for
2
for electrical and
obliged to take it back if the consumer purchases
an equivalent new device with essentially the
same function. This possibility also exists for
deliveries to a private household. In distance
selling, the option of free pick-up when
purchasing a new device is limited to heat
exchangers, computer monitors and large
devices that have at least one outer edge with a
length of more than 50 cm. When concluding the
purchase contract, the distributor must ask the
consumer about how they intend to return the
device. Apart from that, consumers can hand in
up to three old devices of one type at a
distributor's collection point free of charge,
without this being tied to the purchase of a new
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waste.
Defective or used batteries/rechargeable
batteries must be recycled in accordance with
Directive 2006/66/EU and its amendments.
Consumers are legally obliged to dispose of all
batteries and rechargeable batteries, regardless
of whether they contain harmful substances such
as:
Cd = cadmium, Hg = mercury, Pb = lead, Li =
lithium or not, at a collection point in their
municipality/district or at a retail outlet, for
environmentally friendly disposal and for the
recovery of valuable raw materials such as
cobalt, nickel or copper.
Batteries and rechargeable batteries may be
returned free of charge.
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