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DISPOSAL INFORMATION
According to the EU Directives for waste electrical and electronic equipment
(Directive 2012/19/EU) and spent batteries (Directive 2006/66/EC), the relevant
components must be collected separately and disposed of in an environmentally
sound manner.
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Before disposing of your e-bike, remove the BATTERY and any other batteries
installed on the e-bike as well as all components and controls that contain
batteries.
9.1 Disposal of your e-bike
After you have removed all batteries and rechargeable batteries, the e-bike is
considered an old electrical appliance and must be recycled.
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Find out from your city or municipal administration (municipality, district)
about free collection points for old electrical appliances and/or collection
points for recycling the components or the e-bike.
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When disposing of the product, observe the requirements of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (www.epa.gov).
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If necessary, make sure to delete any personal data stored on the device before
you return the electrical or electronic equipment to the collection point. This
task is your responsibility.
9.2 Disposing of the BATTERY
The drive system BATTERY is a lithium-ion battery that must be disposed of as
hazardous waste.
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Dispose of the battery of the drive system and any other batteries installed in
the e-bike at a recycling center or a collection point in your town or munici-
pality.
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If required, visit the website of call2recycle: www.call2recycle.org. You will find
extensive content here on the subject of “Recycling batteries”, as well as a
search function for collection points in your area.
