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Battery disposal
Reporting requirement according to the Battery Directive (BattV)
Batteries are not part of the domestic waste. The consumer is obliged to return no
longer used batteries properly. Please dispose of them by a specialized trade or a
battery collection point. Hereby you make an important contribution to
environmental protection.
Since 1998 the German Battery Directive compels all citizens to dispose of used
batteries exclusively through the trader or specially equipped departments (legal
return obligation).
Trade and manufacturers are committed to take back batteries for free and to exploit
it properly or to remove it as special waste (legal take-back obligation).
The built-in lithium-polymer battery of this device is marked with the
adjoining symbol, consisting of a crossed out bin and the used battery type.
Remove battery
a Before you return a disused device for disposal, the battery has to be removed
from the device.