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Disposal of the unit
Used units must not be disposed of with household waste!
If the unit is no longer operational, every consumer is required by law to daispose
of used devices separately from household waste, e.g. at collection point run by the
communal authority borough. In this way it is ensured, that used units are properly
recycled and that negative consequences on the environment are avoided.
For this reason, electrical equipment is labelled with the displayed symbol.
Batteries and rechargeable batteries
Batteries and rechargeable batteries must not be disposed of with
household waste!
Every consumer is required by law to bring all batteries and rechargeable batteries,
whether they contain harmful substances*) or not, to a collection point run by the
communal authority or borough or run commercially, so that they can be disposed of in an
environmentally friendly manner.
*) labelled with: Cd = Cadmium, Hg = Mercury, Pb = Lead