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15. DISPOSAL
a) General information
The product does not belong in the household waste.
Dispose of the product according to the applicable statutory provisions at the end of its service life once it
has become useless.
Remove any inserted 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/rechargeable batteries containing harmful substances are marked with the following symbols,
which point out that they are not allowed to be disposed of in the domestic refuse. 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 dust bin icons shown to the left).
You may return used batteries/rechargeable batteries free of charge at the official collection points in your com-
munity, in our stores, or wherever batteries/rechargeable batteries are sold.
You thus fulfil your statutory obligations and contribute to the protection of the environment.
