16. Instructions for battery disposal
In conjunction with the sale of batteries along with the supply of applianc-
es that include batteries, the supplier is obliged to point out the following
to the customer: The customer is legally obliged to return used batter-
ies. 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 dis-
patch warehouse (shipping address). The symbols shown on the batter-
ies 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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