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Waste prevention, free return and disposal
Waste prevention
According to the provisions of Di-
rective 2008/98/EC, waste preven-
tion measures always take priority
over waste management.
For electrical and electro-
nic devices, waste prevention
measures include extending the
lifespan of defective devices
through repair and reselling used
working appliances instead of dis-
posing of them.
Please help us reduce waste and
contact our customer service if
your product is faulty.
More information can be found in
the brochure “Waste Prevention
Programme – of the German Go-
vernment with the Involvement of
the Federal Länder”.
Free return of old
electrical appliances
Upon purchasing a new electrical
appliance of the same type with
essentially the same function, con-
sumers may return an old electrical
appliance to a distributor obliged
to take back old appliances, at no
extra cost for the consumers. This
option also exists for deliveries
made to a private household. For
distance selling, the option of ha-
ving old electrical equipment coll-
ected for free applies only in the
case of purchase of new electrical
equipment with heat exchangers
(e.g. refrigerators, dehumidifiers),
screens and display devices with
a screen surface > 100 cm², and
large devices with at least one of
its external dimensions measuring
more than 50 cm.
In addition, consumers may re-
turn up to three old electrical ap-
pliances of the same type to a
distributor’s collection point for
free, without having to purchase
a new electrical appliance. In this
case, however, the old appliances’
external dimensions may not ex-
ceed 25 cm.