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15. Disposal
a) General information
Electric and electronic devices must not be disposed of in the domestic waste.
Please dispose of the defective product according to the current legal regulations.
b) Batteries and rechargeable batteries
The user is legally obliged (battery regulation) to return used batteries and storage batteries. Do not dispose of used
batteries via the household rubbish.
Batteries/rechargeable batteries containing harmful substances are marked with the following symbols
which point out that they are not allowed to be disposed of in the domestic refuse.
The markings for hazardous heavy metals are: Cd=cadmium, Hg=mercury, Pb=lead (name on battery/
rechargeable battery, e.g. under the rubbish bin icons on the left).
You can return your exhausted batteries/rechargeable batteries free of charge to any authorized
disposal station in your area, in our stores or in any other store where batteries/rechargeable batteries
are sold.
Thus, you comply with the legal obligations and make your contribution to environmental protection.
