15. Disposal
a) General
The product must not be disposed in the household waste.
Dispose of the product at the end of its serviceable life in accordance
with the current statutory requirements; e.g., return it to any suitable col-
lection point.
Remove any normal or rechargeable batteries inserted and dispose of them sepa-
rately from the product.
b) Disposal of spent rechargeable batteries
As the end user, you are required by law (Battery Ordinance) to return all spent
rechargeable batteries; disposal of them in the household waste is prohibited!
Contaminated rechargeable batteries are labelled with these symbols to
indicate that disposal in the domestic waste is forbidden.
The symbols of the relevant heavy metals are: Cd = Cadmium, Hg =
Mercury, Pb = Lead.
You can return used rechargeable batteries free of charge to any collec-
tion facility in your local authority, to our stores or to any other store where
rechargeable batteries are sold.
You thereby fulfil your statutory obligations and contribute to the protection of the
environment.
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