16. Disposal
a) General Information
At the end of its service life, dispose of the product in accordance with the relevant statutory
regulations.
b) Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries
You, as end user are under legal obligation (Battery Regulation) to take back all used batteries and
rechargeable batteries, to dispose of them via domestic waste is not permitted.
Batteries/rechargeable batteries containing harmful substances are marked with the
following symbols which point out that the disposal via the household waste is prohibited.
The markings for hazardous heavy metals are: Cd=cadmium, Hg=mercury, Pb=lead (name
on battery/rechargeable battery, e.g. under the trash icons on the left).
You can return used batteries/rechargeable batteries free of charge to any collecting point
in your local community, in our stores or in any other store where batteries/rechargeable
batteries are sold.
Thus, you comply with legal obligations and make your contribution to protecting the environment.
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