18. Disposal
a) General Information
Electric and electronic devices must not be disposed of in the domestic waste.
Please dispose of the inoperative product in accordance with the current legal
regulations.
b) Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries
You, as the end user, are required by law (Battery Ordinance) to return all used batteries/
rechargeable batteries. Disposal of them in the household waste is prohibited!
Contaminated batteries/rechargeable batteries are labelled with these symbols
to indicate that disposal in domestic waste is forbidden.
The description of dangerous heavy metal constituents are: Cd=cadmium,
Hg=mercury, Pb=lead (name on battery/rechargeable battery, e.g. under the
trash icons on the left).
You can return your exhausted batteries/rechargeable batteries free of charge
to any authorized disposal station in your local authority, to our stores or to any
other store where batteries/rechargeable batteries are sold.
You thus fulfil your statutory obligations and contribute to the protection of the environment.
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