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Dispose of old appliance
Applicable in the European Union and other European countries
with systems for the separate collection of recyclable materials.
Old appliances must not be disposed of with household waste!
If the appliance can no longer be used, every consumer is
consumer is legally obliged to dispose of old appliances
household waste, e.g. at a collection point in his or her
municipality/borough district. This ensures that old appliances are
recycled properly and that negative effects on the environment are
avoided. This is why electrical appliances are marked with the
symbol above.
Batteries and rechargeable batteries must not be disposed of in
household waste!
As a consumer, you are legally obliged to dispose of all batteries and
accumulators, batteries and accumulators, whether they contain
harmful substances* or not, to a collection point in collection point in
your municipality/borough or at a retailer, so that they can be
disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.
* marked with: Cd = Cadmium, Hg = Mercury, Pb = Lead, Li = Lithium
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