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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.
Before disposing of your e-bike, remove the BATTERY and any other batteries
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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.
Find out from your city or municipal administration (municipality, district)
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about free collection points for old electrical appliances and/or collection
points for recycling the components or the e-bike.
When disposing of the product, observe the requirements of the United States
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Environmental Protection Agency (www.epa.gov).
If necessary, make sure to delete any personal data stored on the device before
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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.
Dispose of the battery of the drive system and any other batteries installed in
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the e-bike at a recycling center or a collection point in your town or munici-
pality.
If required, visit the website of call2recycle: www.call2recycle.org. You will find
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extensive content here on the subject of "Recycling batteries", as well as a
search function for collection points in your area.
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