Note on the disposal of used batteries
The following notice is intended for those who use batteries or products with built-in batteries and no longer resell them in the form in which they were delivered to them (end users):
1. Free return of used batteries
Batteries must not be disposed of in household waste. You are legally obliged to return old batteries so that proper disposal can be ensured. You can hand in old batteries at a municipal collection point or at a local retailer. As a distributor of batteries, we are also obliged to take back old batteries, although our obligation to take back is limited to old batteries of the type that we have or have had in our range as new batteries. You can therefore either send old batteries of the aforementioned type back to us with sufficient postage or hand them in free of charge directly to our shipping warehouse at the address stated in the imprint.
2. Meaning of the battery symbols
Batteries are marked with the symbol of a crossed-out garbage can (see below). This symbol indicates that batteries must not be disposed of in household waste. For batteries that contain more than 0.0005 percent mercury by weight, more than 0.002 percent cadmium by weight or more than 0.004 percent lead by weight, the chemical name of the pollutant used is located under the garbage can symbol - "Cd" stands for cadmium, "Pb" stands for lead and "Hg" for mercury.
3.Vehicle batteries
When selling vehicle batteries (these are batteries intended for the starter, lighting or ignition of vehicles), the following special features apply: According to Section 10 of the Battery Act, the seller is obliged to charge end users a deposit of EUR 7.50 including VAT for each vehicle battery if the end user does not return an old vehicle battery to the seller at the time of purchasing the new vehicle battery. The customer receives a deposit voucher when purchasing a vehicle battery. The customer can return the old vehicle battery to the seller to receive a refund of the deposit. Due to the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, sending the old vehicle battery to the seller is not permitted. Alternatively, the customer can return the old vehicle battery to a collection point set up by the public waste disposal authority. If the old vehicle battery is not returned to the seller who collects the deposit, the person authorized to collect the old vehicle battery according to Section 11 Paragraph 3 of the Battery Act who takes back the old vehicle battery is obliged to confirm the return without refunding the deposit to the end user in writing or electronically upon request. In this case, the customer will receive a refund of the deposit from the seller, provided that he presents the seller with written or electronic proof of return in accordance with Section 10 Paragraph 1 Clause 4 of the Battery Act, which is not older than two weeks at the time of submission.