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municipal authorities can provide information on how to dispose of the product
after the end of its useful life.
Note the labels of the packaging materials when sorting
the waste. These list the abbreviation (a) and number (b)
with the following meaning:
1-7: plastics; 20-22: paper and cardboard; 80-98: compo
sites.
The icon with the crossed-out waste bin indicates that electrical and
electronic equipment must not be disposed of in the household waste.
Consumers are obligated by law to dispose of obsolete electrical and
electronic equipment separate from unsorted household waste. This
ensures environmentally friendly and resource-saving disposal.
Batteries and rechargeable batteries that are not permanently installed in electrical
and electronic equipment and can be removed without destruction must be sepa
rated from such devices and disposed of properly before turning the device over to
a collection point. The same applies for illuminants that can be removed from the
device without destruction.
Private owners of electrical and electronic devices can dispose of these at munic
ipal collection points. The disposal of obsolete devices is free of charge.
This free take-back obligation applies if the device has been purchased at a store
or delivered to a home address. The place of performance of the take-back obliga
tion is the same as the place of performance of the delivery. Transport charges
may not be invoiced for the returned devices.
In general, distributors are obligated to ensure the free take-back of obsolete
devices through suitable collection points within a reasonable distance.
Consumers can return obsolete devices to a take-back distributor if purchasing a
new device of the same type with essentially the same function. This also applies to
home deliveries. In distance selling, the free pick-up of an obsolete device when
purchasing a new device is restricted to heat exchangers, visual display units and
Disposal
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