Waste prevention, free return and disposal Page EN-27
Some of the possible contents
(e.g. mercury, cadmium and lead)
are toxic and, if improperly dispo-
sed of, can have adverse effects
on the environment. Heavy me-
tals, for instance, can have detri-
mental health effects on humans,
animals and plants and accumu-
late in the environment and food
chain, and then enter the body in-
directly through the consumption
of food.
There is a high risk of fire with
old lithium batteries. Special care
must therefore be taken to proper-
ly dispose of old lithium batteries
and rechargeable batteries. Impro-
per disposal can also lead to inter-
nal and external short circuits due
to thermal effects (heat) or mecha-
nical damage. A short circuit can
lead to a fire or an explosion and
have serious consequences for
people and the environment. It is
therefore important to tape off the
poles of lithium batteries and re-
chargeable batteries before dispo-
sing of them to prevent an external
short circuit.
Before disposing of the appliance,
batteries and rechargeable bat-
teries which are not permanently
built into the appliance must be re-
moved and disposed of separately.
Please only dispose of batteries
and rechargeable batteries in a
discharged state!
If possible, use rechargeable bat-
teries in place of disposable bat-
teries.
*) labelled with:
Cd = Cadmium, Hg = Mercury
and Pb = Lead
Packaging
Our packaging is made of
environmentally friendly,
recyclable materials:
– Outer packaging made of card-
board
– Moulded parts made of foamed,
CFC-free polystyrene (PS)
– Films and bags made of polye-
thylene (PE)
– Tension bands made of polypro-
pylene (PP)
– Saving energy also protects
against excessive global war-
ming. Your new appliance uses
little energy due to its environ-
mentally friendly insulation and
technology.
