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Disposal
collection points set up by the manufacturers or distributors as defined by the Elek
troG. The return of old appliances is free of charge.
Please return the old appliance to your LIDL-shop.
Retailers with a sales area of at least 400 m2 for electrical and electronic equip
ment are obliged to take back the equipment. The same applies to grocery retailers
with a total sales area of at least 800 m2, provided they offer electrical and elec
tronic equipment on a permanent basis or at least several times a year. Distance
sellers with a storage area of at least 400 m2 for electrical and electronic equip
ment or a total storage area of at least 800 m2 are also obliged to take back
electrical and electronic equipment. In general, distributors have the obligation to
ensure the free take-back of WEEE by providing suitable take-back facilities within
a reasonable distance.
Consumers have the option of returning an old appliance free of charge to a
distributor who is obliged to take it back if they purchase an equivalent new appli
ance with essentially the same function. This possibility also exists for deliveries to a
private household. In distance selling, the possibility of free collection upon
purchase of a new appliance is limited to heat exchangers, display screen equip
ment and large appliances with at least one outer edge longer than 50 cm. The
distributor has to ask the consumer at the time of the conclusion of the sales
contract about a corresponding intention to return. Apart from that, consumers may
return up to three WEEE of one type to a collection point of a distributor free of
charge, without this being linked to the purchase of a new appliance. However, the
edge lengths of the respective appliances must not exceed 25 cm.
Consumers are encouraged to take measures to avoid waste. With regard to elec
trical and electronic equipment, these are extending its life by repairing defective
equipment and disposing of functioning used equipment instead of sending it for
disposal.
Remove the battery without destroying it before disposal and dispose of it sepa
rately (see Disposal of batteries).
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