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 with household waste.
You can either return old batteries that we sell or have sold as new batteries at your own expense or hand them in free of charge at our shipping warehouse (shipping address). Alternatively, you can drop off the batteries at local collection points.
As an end-user, you are legally obliged to return used batteries so that they can be reprocessed or disposed of properly.
Old batteries can contain harmful substances that can damage the environment or your health if not stored or disposed of properly. However, batteries also contain important raw materials such as 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 wheelie bin means that the battery must not be disposed of with household waste.
In the case of batteries that contain a certain mass of lead, cadmium or mercury, the following additions below the symbol with the crossed-out wheelie bin indicate the respective harmful substances:
Pb = battery contains more than 0.004 mass percent lead
Cd = battery contains more than 0.002 mass percent cadmium
Hg = battery contains more than 0.0005 mass percent mercury
Information on the costs incurred in accordance with Article 56(4) of the EU Battery Regulation (Regulation 2023/1542) can be found at the "Batterie-Zurück" initiative.