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11. Disposal instructions
In line with the European WEEE directive, electrical and electronic devices should
not be disposed of along with domestic waste. Their components have to be
separately sent for recycling or disposal, because improper disposal of toxic and
dangerous components may permanently damage the environment.
According to the electrical and electronic equipment act (ElektroG), you are
obliged (as a consumer) to return (free of charge) electrical and electronic devices
to the manufacturer, the point of sale or public collection points at the end of
their service life. The relevant local laws regulate the details in this regard. The
symbol displayed on the product, in the user manual or/and on the packaging
refers to these regulations. With this manner of sorting, recycling and disposal
of used devices, you make an important contribution towards protecting our
environment.
12. Instructions for battery disposal
In conjunction with the sale of batteries along with the supply of devices that
include batteries, the supplier is obliged to point out the following to the
customer: The customer is legally obliged to return used batteries. He can return
used batteries which the supplier offers or has offered as new batteries in his as
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sortment free of charge to the supplier's dispatch warehouse (shipping address).
The symbols shown on the batteries indicate the following: Pb = battery contains
more than 0.004 percent lead by weight, Cd = battery contains more than 0.002
percent cadmium by weight, Hg = battery contains more than 0.0005 percent
mercury by weight.
