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DIS POSA L
The symbol with the crossed - out wheeled bin means that electrical and
electronic equipment must not be disposed of with household waste.
Consumers are legally obliged to collect electrical and electronic equip -
ment separately from unsor ted municipal waste at the end of their useful
life. In this way, an environmentally friendly and resource -saving recycling
is ensured. Batteries and accumulators that are not firmly enclosed by the
electrical or electronic device and can be removed without being destroyed
must be separated from the device before it is handed over to a collection
point and taken to a designated disposal facility. The same applies to lamps
that can be removed from the device without destroying them. Owners of
electrical and electronic devices from private households can hand them
in at the collection points of the public waste disposal authorities or at the
collection points set up by the manufacturers or distributors within the me -
aning of the Elek troG. The disposal of old devices is free of charge. Dealers
with a sales area of at least 400 m2 are obliged to take back electrical and
electronic equipment. The same applies to grocers with a total sales area
of at least 800 m2, provided they offer electrical and electronic equipment
permanently or at least several times a year. Distance sellers with a storage
area of at least 400 m2 for electrical and electronic equipment or a total
storage area of at least 800 m2 are also obliged to take them back. In gene -
ral, distributors are obliged to ensure that old devices are taken back free
of charge by providing suitable return options within a reasonable distance.
Consumers have the option of handing in an old device free of charge to a
distributor who is obliged to take it back if they purchase a new device of
the same value with essentially the same function. This possibility also
exists for deliveries to a private household. In distance selling, the possibi-
lity of free collection when purchasing a new device is limited to heat exch-
angers, display devices and large devices that have at least one outer edge
with a length of more than 50 cm. The distributor must ask the consumer
when concluding the purchase contract whether they intend to return the
goods. Apar t from that, consumers can hand in up to three old devices of
a device type to a distributor's collection point free of charge, without this
being linked to the purchase of a new device. However, the edge lengths of
the respective devices must not exceed 25 cm.
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