DISPOSAL
In connection with the batteries and rechargeable batteries placed
on the market by us or with the delivery of devices containing
batteries or rechargeable batteries, we are obliged to inform you
of the following in accordance with the Battery Act (BattG): The symbol
of the crossed-out dustbin means that batteries and accumulators must
not be disposed of with household waste. If the battery or accumulator
contains more than 0.0005% mercury by mass, more than 0.002% cad-
mium by mass or more than 0.004% lead by mass, the symbol outside the
crossed-out dustbin is extended by the chemical symbols of the metals
(Hg, Cd, Pb). As the end user, you are legally obliged not to dispose of all
used batteries and accumulators in household waste, but to return them
to retailers or municipal collection points. Used batteries and accumula-
tors that are not enclosed in the old appliance, as well as lamps that can
be removed from the old appliance, must normally be separated from
the old appliance in a non- destructive manner before being handed in at
a collection point. Old batteries and accumulators may contain harmful
substances that can damage the environment or your health if not stored
or disposed of properly. Returned old batteries and accumulators will
only be recycled. This means that valuable raw materials such as iron, zinc,
manganese or nickel are recovered. You can either return old batteries or
accumulators free of charge in your immediate vicinity (e.g. to a retailer or
recycling centre) or send them back to us free of charge. The environment
and HSP Hanse Shopping GmbH thank you.
The symbol of the crossed-out dustbin means that this appliance is
subject to the EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equip-
ment (WEEE Directive). It indicates that the respective appliance
must be disposed of separately from unsorted municipal waste at
the end of its life. A black bar under the crossed-out dustbin indicates that
the appliance was placed on the market after 2005. This
appliance may not be disposed of as normal household waste, but must
be collected separately and disposed of in an environmentally sound
manner at a municipal collection point. Owners of old appliances from
private households can hand them in free of charge at the collection
points of the public waste management authorities or at the take-back
points set up by manufacturers or distributors within the meaning of the
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act. Shops with a sales area of at least
400 m² for electrical and electronic equipment are obliged to take back
the equipment. From 01.07.2022, also those grocery shops with a total
sales area of at least 800 m² which offer and make available on the market
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