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27. Disposal
a) General Information
Electrical and electronic products do not belong to the household waste.
Once the product becomes unusable, dispose of it in accordance with the
relevant statutory regulations.
b) Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries
You, as the end user, are required by law (Battery Ordinance) to return all used batteries/
rechargeable batteries. Disposal of them in the household waste is prohibited!
Contaminated batteries/rechargeable batteries are labelled with these symbols
to indicate that disposal in domestic waste is forbidden.
The symbols for dangerous heavy metal constituents are: Cd=cadmium,
Hg=mercury, Pb=lead (name on battery/rechargeable battery, e.g. under the
trash icons on the left).
You can hand in your used batteries at no cost at official collection points in your
community, at our stores or anywhere batteries are sold.
You thus fulfil your statutory obligations and contribute to the protection of the
environment.
