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19. Disposal
a) General
At the end of its serviceable life, dispose of the product according to the relevant
statutory requirements!
b) Battery/accumulator disposal
You, as the ultimate user, are
required by law
(Battery Ordinance) to return all spent batter
-
ies/accumulators.
Disposing of spent batteries/accumulators in the household waste is
prohibited!
Batteries / accumulators which contain hazardous substances are marked by the
symbols on the side. These symbols also indicate that it is prohibited to dispose of
these batteries in the household waste.
The names for the decisive heavy metals are:
Cd
=cadmium,
Hg
=mercury,
Pb
=lead
(the designation is written on the accumulator e.g. under the rubbish can symbols
depicted at the left).
You can hand in your used batteries/accumulators at the official collection points of
your community at no cost or everywhere where batteries/accumulators are sold.
You thus fulfil your statutory obligations and make your contribution to the protection of the en
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vironment.
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