Information regarding Waste Battery Collection

By law all consumers are obliged to return waste batteries to a retail outlet or to take to a special hazardous wast collection point.

Batteries and accumulators are household hazardous waste
Recycling and Recuperation
Batteries contain valuable raw materials that can be extracted, recycled and usable materials can be recovered. Batteries can also contain a number of heavy metals and toxic waste. It is illegal to thrown away with your trash.

The symbol of a crossed-out wheelie-bin explains not to dispose batteries in normal household waste. An improper disposal is prohibited.

Sinification of symbols:

Pb = battery contains more than 0,004% of lead
Cd = battery contains more than 0,002% of cadmium
Hg = battery contains more than 0,0005% of mercury

Any type of batteries is household hazardous waste and needs to be discarded correctly.
You may return used batteries to the retail point selling batteries or dispose at a household hazardous waste collection point.

A correct disposal of batteries will help to prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health and to recover battery components that can be reused after further processing.

In case of contradiction, the German version shall prevail