Information concerning the return of batteries and the disposal of electrical equipment


Directions for returning batteries according to §17 of the German Battery Law, as well as the disposal of electrical equipment

Return of batteries according to Battery Law

Any consumer is obligated by law to return old and/or used batteries (rechargable and non-rechargable) according to the German Battery Law. Because some products in our product range include batteries, we'd like to point out the following: Used Batteries (rechargable and non-rechargable) do not belong in the domestic waste. In Germany old batteries can be handed over at the local municipal collecting point for such items or returned to any shop that sells batteries of that sort (please note that other countries may handle it differently!). If you have purchased any batteries from us, you can hand them over in our pick-up desk (legal obligation to take them back).


Batteries with hazardous substances are marked with the following symbol:



Information concerning the environment-friendly disposal of electrical equipment and electronic devices according to the law for putting into circulation, returning and the environment-friendly disposal of electrical equipment and electronic devices (ElektroG)

Manufacturers have to label their electrical equipment and electronic devices which have been put into circulation after 23rd November 2005 with a special icon (a crossed out garbage can on wheels) and take them back free of charge (not valid for all countries world wide). We'd like to inform you that such used appliances are not to be disposed of as unsorted municipal solid waste, but must be collected separately and disposed of via the local collecting points or return systems.