Battery Information
Notes on Battery Disposal
In connection with the distribution of batteries or the supply of devices containing batteries, we are obliged to inform you of the following:
Batteries must not be disposed of in household waste.
You can return used batteries, which we stock or have stocked as new batteries, either at your own expense or free of charge to our dispatch warehouse (shipping address). Alternatively, you can drop off the batteries at local collection points.
As an end-user, you are legally obliged to return used batteries so that they can be recycled or disposed of properly.
Used batteries can contain harmful substances that can damage the environment or your health if not stored or disposed of correctly. However, batteries also contain important raw materials such as iron, zinc, manganese or nickel and can be recycled.
The symbols shown on the batteries have the following meaning:
The symbol of the crossed-out wheelie bin means that the battery must not be placed in household waste.
For batteries that contain a certain mass percentage of lead, cadmium or mercury, the following abbreviations below the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol indicate the respective harmful substances:
Pb = battery contains more than 0.004 mass percent lead
Cd = battery contains more than 0.002 mass percent cadmium
Hg = battery contains more than 0.0005 mass percent mercury
Cd = battery contains more than 0.002 mass percent cadmium
Hg = battery contains more than 0.0005 mass percent mercury
Information on the costs included according to Article 56 paragraph 4 of the EU Battery Regulation (Regulation 2023/1542) can be found at the initiative "Batterie-Zurück".
In connection with the distribution of starter batteries, as far as you are an end-user, we are obliged, according to § 19 BattDG, to levy a deposit of 7.50 euros including VAT for each starter battery if you do not return a used starter battery at the time of purchasing a new starter battery. The deposit is not included in the purchase price and is shown separately from the final price on the item.
If you return a used starter battery to us, which we stock or have stocked as a new battery according to § 18 BattDG, we are obliged within the framework of legal regulations to take it back free of charge and to refund the deposit amount.
If we have issued a deposit token according to § 19 para. 1 sentence 3 BattDG, the refund of the deposit upon return of the used starter battery is dependent on the return of the deposit token.
The return location is the address listed in the imprint.
A return of the used starter battery by post is not permitted due to dangerous goods regulations.
Alternatively, used starter batteries can also be handed in free of charge at recycling centres. The deposit collected by us will not be refunded by public recycling centres. However, you have the option there to have the return of the used starter battery confirmed on the deposit token. Upon presentation of the confirmed deposit token, you will receive the battery deposit back from us. If no deposit token has been issued, proof of return from the authorized collection point is sufficient. In this case, the proof must not be older than two weeks at the time of presentation.
Please observe the above instructions.
