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Waste prevention, free return and disposal
Waste prevention, free return and disposal
Disposal
Disposing of old electrical devices
in an environmentally friendly
manner
Electrical appliances contain
harmful substances as well as
valuable resources.
Every consumer is therefore requi-
red by law to dispose of old electri-
cal appliances at an authorised collection or
return point. They will thus be made available
for environmentally-sound, resource-saving
recycling.
You can dispose of old electrical appliances
free of charge at your local recycling centre.
Please contact your dealer directly for more
information about this topic.
Don’t forget to erase data!
If necessary, each consumer is responsible
for erasing personal data from electrical and
electronic equipment.
Single-use and rechargeable
batteries, lamps and bulbs
If necessary, old single-use and rechargeable
batteries that are not encased by an old elec-
trical appliance, as well as lamps/bulbs that
can be removed from an old electrical applian-
ce without being destroyed, must be removed
and disposed of separately before you return
the appliance.
This symbol means that single-use
and rechargeable batteries must
not be disposed of with other
household waste.
Consumers are required by law to
bring all single-use and rechargeable batte-
ries, regardless of whether they contain harm-
ful substances*) or not, to a collection point
operated by their communal authority or boro-
Waste prevention
According to the provisions of Directive
2008/98/EC, waste prevention measures al-
ways take priority over waste management.
In the case of electrical and electronic equip-
ment, waste prevention measures include,
in particular, prolonging the life of the equip-
ment by repairing defective articles and selling
used ones in good working order instead of
dispatching them for disposal.
Please help us reduce waste and contact our
customer service if your product is faulty.
Further particulars are available as part of the
Waste Prevention Programme of the German
Government with the Involvement of the Fe-
deral Länder.
Free return of old electrical
appliances
Upon purchasing a new electrical appliance
of the same type with essentially the same
function, consumers may return an old elec-
trical appliance to a distributor obliged to take
back old appliances, at no extra cost for the
consumers. This option also exists for deliver-
ies made to a private household. For distan-
ce selling, the option of having old electrical
equipment collected for free applies only in
the case of purchase of new electrical equip-
ment 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 dimen-
sions measuring more than 50 cm.
In addition, consumers may return up to three
old electrical appliances of the same type to
a distributor’s collection point for free, without
having to purchase a new electrical applian-
ce. In this case, however, the old appliances’
external dimensions may not exceed 25 cm.
