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 de-
vice, with an edge length of no more than 25 cen-
timetres, can be returned free of charge to the
manufacturer without prior purchase of a new de-
vice from the manufacturer or taken to another
authorised collection point in your vicinity.
– 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.
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