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13. Disposal
a) General
Once the product becomes unusable, dispose of it in accordance with the relevant statutory
regulations.
b) Disposal Instructions for Battery/Accumulators
You, as the ultimate consumer, are required by law
(Battery Ordinance)
to return all spent
batteries/accumulators.
Disposing of spent batteries/accumulators in the household waste
is prohibited!
Batteries/accumulators containing hazardous substances are marked by the opposite
symbols. These symbols also indicate that it is prohibited to dispose of these batteries
in the household waste.
The heavy metals concerned are:
Cd
=cadmium,
Hg
=mercury,
Pb
=lead (the designa-
tion is written on the accumulator e.g. under the rubbish can symbols depicted at
the left).
You can hand in your used batteries/accumulators at the official collection points of
your community at no cost, at our outlets or everywhere where batteries/accumula-
tors are sold.
You thus fulfil your statutory obligations and contribute to the protection of the environment.
