17 Disposal and recycling
Notes for packaging
The packaging materials are re-
cyclable. Please dispose of pack-
aging
friendly manner.
Notes on the electrical and electronic equipment
act [ElektroG]
Waste electrical and electronic equipment
does not belong in household waste, but
must be collected and disposed of separate-
ly!
• Used batteries or rechargeable batteries that are not
installed permanently in the old appliance must be
removed non-destructively before disposal! Their dis-
posal is regulated by the battery act.
• Owners or users of electrical and electronic devices
are legally obliged to return them after use.
• The end user is responsible for deleting their person-
al data from the old device being disposed of!
• The symbol of the crossed-out dustbin means that
waste electrical and electronic equipment must not
be disposed of with household waste.
• Waste electrical and electronic equipment can be
handed in free of charge at the following places:
– Public disposal or collection points (e.g. munici-
pal works yards)
– LIDL offers you return options directly in the
shops and markets. Return and disposal are free
of charge.
– Up to three waste electrical devices per type of
device, with an edge length of no more than 25
centimetres, can be returned free of charge to
the manufacturer without prior purchase of a
new device from the manufacturer or taken to
another authorised collection point in your vicini-
ty.
– Further supplementary take-back conditions of
the manufacturers and distributors can be ob-
tained from the respective customer service.
• If the manufacturer delivers a new electrical appli-
ance to a private household, the manufacturer can
arrange for the free collection of the old electrical
appliance upon request from the end user. Please
contact the manufacturer's customer service for this.
• These statements only apply to devices installed and
sold in the countries of the European Union and
which are subject to the European Directive
2012/19/EU. In countries outside the European
Union, different regulations may apply to the dispos-
al of waste electrical and electronic equipment.
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Information on the battery act [BattG]
Used batteries and rechargeable batteries
do not belong in household waste, but
should be collected and disposed of sepa-
rately.
• For safe removal of batteries or rechargeable batter-
ies from the electrical device and for information on
their type or chemical system, please refer to the ad-
ditional information in the operating or assembly in-
structions.
• Owners or users of batteries and rechargeable bat-
teries are legally obliged to return them after use.
The return is limited to household quantities.
• Old batteries may contain pollutants or heavy metals
that can harm the environment or human health. Re-
cycling old batteries and using the resources they
contain helps to protect these two important issues.
• The symbol of the crossed-out dustbin means that
batteries and rechargeable batteries must not be dis-
posed of with household waste.
• If the signs Hg, Cd or Pb are also located below the
dustbin symbol, this stands for the following:
– Hg: Battery contains more than 0.0005% mercu-
ry
– Cd: Battery contains more than 0.002% cadmi-
um
– Pb: Battery contains more than 0.004% lead
• Rechargeable batteries and batteries can be re-
turned free of charge to the following places:
– Public disposal or collection points (e.g. munici-
pal works yards)
– Sales points for batteries and rechargeable bat-
teries
– Take-back points of the common take-back sys-
tem for old device batteries
– Take-back point of the manufacturer (if not a
member of the common take-back system)
• These statements are only valid for rechargeable
batteries and batteries sold in the countries of the
European Union and subject to the European Direc-
tive 2006/66/EC. Different provisions can apply to
the disposal of rechargeable batteries and batteries
in countries outside the European Union.
GB / IE / NI / CY / MT
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