From the date of implementation of European Directive 2012/19/EU into national law, the following applies:

Electrical and electronic devices must not be disposed of with household waste. Consumers are legally obliged to return electrical and electronic devices and batteries at the end of their service life to the public collection points set up for this purpose or to the point of sale. Details are regulated by the respective national law. The symbol on the product, the user manual or the packaging indicates these regulations. By recycling, material recycling or other forms of recycling of old devices, you are making an important contribution to protecting our environment.

Disposal of used batteries:

As the end user, you are legally obliged (BattG 2006/66/EU) to return all used batteries; disposal in household waste is prohibited. Batteries containing harmful substances are marked with the symbols shown below, which indicate that disposal in household waste is prohibited. You can return your used batteries free of charge to the collection points in your community or anywhere where batteries are sold. In doing so, you are fulfilling your legal obligations and making your contribution to protecting the environment.