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12. Disposal
a) General information
The product does not belong in the household waste!
At the end of its service life, dispose of the product according to the
relevant statutory regulations.
Remove any inserted batteries/rechargeable batteries and dispose
of them separately from the product.
b) Batteries and rechargeable batteries
You as the end user are required by law (Battery Ordinance) to return all
used batteries/rechargeable batteries. Disposing of them in the household
waste is prohibited!
Batteries and rechargeable batteries containing hazardous sub-
stances are marked with the adjacent symbol to indicate that dis-
posal in the household waste is prohibited. The descriptions for the
respective heavy metals are: Cd=cadmium, Hg=mercury, Pb=lead
(the names are indicated on the battery/rechargeable battery e.g.
below the rubbish bin symbol shown to the left).
You may return used batteries/rechargeable batteries free of charge at the
official collection points in your community, in our stores, or wherever bat-
teries/rechargeable batteries are sold.
You thus fulfil your statutory obligations and contribute to the protection of
the environment.
