Disposal; Accumulators; Options For Returning Old Equipment - Caratec CEA100G Einbau- Und Bedienungsanleitung

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Disposal

Separate Disposal
Electrical and electronic equipment that has become waste is referred to as end-of-life equipment�
Owners of end-of-life equipment must dispose of it separately from unsorted municipal waste�
In particular, old appliances do not belong in household waste, but in special collection and return
systems�
Batteries and accumulators
As a rule, owners of electronic waste must separate old batteries and accumulators, that are not
enclosed in the electronic waste and can be removed from the electronic waste without destroying
it, from the electronic waste before handing it over to a collection point� This does not apply if
such waste is prepared for reuse with the participation of a public waste management authority�

Options for returning old equipment

This section only applies in Germany� Please comply primarily with the national regulations in your
country�
Owners of old appliances from private households can hand them in free of charge at the
collection points of the public waste management authorities or at the take-back points set up
by manufacturers or distributors as defined by the ElektroG�
Stores with a sales area of at least 400 m² for electrical and electronic equipment and those
grocery stores with a total sales area of at least 800 m² that offer electrical and electronic
equipment several times a year or on a permanent basis and make it available on the market
are obliged to take it back� This also applies in the case of distribution using means of distance
communication, if the storage and shipping areas for electrical and electronic equipment are at
least 400 m² or the total storage and shipping areas are at least 800 m²� Distributors shall, as a
matter of principle, ensure take-back by providing suitable return facilities at a reasonable distance
from the respective end user�
The possibility of returning an old appliance free of charge exists for distributors who are obliged
to take it back, among other things, if a new appliance of the same type, which essentially fulfills
the same functions, is supplied to an end user�