17. Disposal
a) General Information
Dispose of the product according to the relevant statutory regulations at the end of its
service life.
Remove any inserted batteries/rechargeable batteries and dispose of them separately
from the product.
b) Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries
You as the end user are required by law (Battery Ordinance) to return all used batteries/
rechargeable batteries. Disposing of them in the household waste is prohibited!
Batteries and rechargeable batteries containing hazardous substances are marked
with adjacent symbol to indicate that disposal in the household waste is prohibited.
The descriptions for the respective heavy metal are: Cd=cadmium, Hg=mercury,
Pb=lead (the names are indicated on the battery/rechargeable battery e.g. below the
rubbish bin symbol shown to the left).
You may return used batteries/rechargeable batteries free of charge at the official collection
points of your community, in our stores, or wherever batteries/rechargeable batteries are sold!
You thus fulfil your statutory obligations and contribute to the protection of the environment.
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