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Electric and electronic equipment and included batteries contains materials, components and substances that
can be hazardous to your health and the environment, if the waste material (discarded electric and electronic
equipment and batteries) is not handled correctly.
Electric and electronic equipment and batteries is marked with the crossed out trash can symbol, seen below.
This symbol signifies that electric and electronic equipment and batteries should not be disposed of with other
household waste, but should be disposed of separately.
As the end user it is important that you submit your used batteries to the appropriate and designated facility.
In this manner you make sure that the batteries are recycled in accordance with legislature and will not harm
the environment.
All cities have established collection points, where electric and electronic equipment and batteries can either
be submitted free of charge at recycling stations and other collection sites, or be collected from the
households. Additional information is available at the technical department of your city.
