Notes on battery disposal

Instructions on battery disposal
In connection with the sale of batteries or the delivery of devices containing batteries, we are obliged to inform you of the following:
Batteries must not be disposed of in household waste.
You can either return old batteries that we currently carry or have carried as new batteries to us at your own expense or return them free of charge to our shipping warehouse (shipping address). Alternatively, you can dispose of the batteries at local collection points.
As an end user, you are legally obliged to return used batteries so that they can be recycled or disposed of properly.
Used batteries can contain harmful substances that can harm the environment or your health if not stored or disposed of properly. Batteries also contain important raw materials, such as z.B. iron, zinc, manganese or nickel and can be recycled.
The symbols shown on the batteries have the following meaning:
The symbol of the crossed-out garbage bin means that the battery must not be disposed of with household waste.
For batteries that contain a certain amount of lead, cadmium or mercury, the following additions below the symbol with the crossed-out wheeled bin indicate the respective pollutants:
Pb = Battery contains more than 0.004% lead by mass
Cd = Battery contains more than 0.002 mass percent cadmium
Hg = Battery contains more than 0.0005 mass percent mercury
Information on the included costs according to Article 56 paragraph 4 of the EU Battery Regulation (Regulation 2023/1542) can be found at the initiative “Battery back“.

Please note the above information.