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Information on the Battery Ordinance
In connection with the sale of batteries or rechargeable batteries and with the delivery of equipment containing batteries or rechargeable batteries, we are obliged to draw your attention as a private consumer to the following information, in accordance with the Ordinance on the Return and Disposal of Used Batteries and Accumulators (BGBI I 1998, 658):
1. Used batteries can be returned free of charge to the place of purchase or its immediate vicinity (e.g. to municipal collection points or commercial sellers).
2. The end consumer is legally obliged to return used batteries.
3. Batteries can also be sent to us by post.
Batteries or rechargeable batteries containing harmful substances are marked with a crossed-out dustbin, pictured here. The chemical symbol for the harmful substance is listed beneath the pictogram. “Cd” stands for cadmium, “Pb” for lead and “Hg” for mercury. Used batteries contain heavy metals and must not be disposed of with the household waste.
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