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
approriate 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.
