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.