16. Disposal instructions
In line with the European WEEE directive, electrical and electronic devices
should not be disposed of along with domestic waste. Their components
have to be separately sent for recycling or disposal, because improper
disposal of toxic and dangerous components may permanently damage
the environment.
According to the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG), you
are obliged (as a consumer) to return (free of charge) all electrical and
electronic devices to the manufacturer, the point of sale, or public collec-
tion points at the end of their service life. The relevant local laws regulate
the details in this regard. The symbol displayed on the product, in the user
manual or/and on the packaging refers to these regulations. With this
manner of sorting, recycling and disposal of used devices, you make an
important contribution towards protecting our environment.
17. Instructions for battery disposal
In conjunction with the sale of batteries along with the supply of devices
that include batteries, the supplier is obliged to point out the following
to the customer: The customer is legally obliged to return used batteries.
He can return used batteries which the supplier offers or has offered as
new batteries in his assortment free of charge to the supplier's dispatch
warehouse (shipping address). The symbols shown on the batteries
indicate the following: Pb = battery contains more than 0.004 percent
lead by weight, Cd = battery contains more than 0.002 percent cadmium
by weight, Hg = battery contains more than 0.0005 percent mercury by
weight.
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