Recycling

Information on the return and disposal of batteries

The battery ordinance sets out the rights and obligations of manufacturers, sellers and consumers with regard to batteries in great detail. Set out in layman’s terms, the following regulations apply to the products we offer:

As a seller of batteries and rechargeable batteries – or of devices that contain batteries and rechargeable batteries – we are obliged to inform you of the following:

1. According to the “”Regulation determining the collection and disposal of batteries and rechargeable batteries””, batteries must never be disposed of with ordinary rubbish.

2. The end-consumer is obliged to return used batteries to a distributor or at one of the official battery collection points.

3. Please make use of the free collection service for your used batteries at collecting boxes or public collection points – such as local waste disposal units.

4. Batteries and rechargeable batteries displaying the symbols listed below, and which were either acquired through us, or are being replaced by batteries acquired through us, can be sent to us by free-post for to be disposed of free of charge. Bear in mind that used batteries and rechargeable batteries must be properly and safely packaged, with the contacts secured (to prevent risk of fire).

5. Batteries and rechargeable batteries that contain toxic chemicals are marked with one of the following symbols