Information on electrical and electronic appliances
Germany
Battery law
Old batteries and rechargeable batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. Disposing of batteries and rechargeable batteries with household waste is a violation of the Battery Act.
You can dispose of batteries and rechargeable batteries free of charge at a municipal collection centre or at your local retailer. You can also return the batteries to us.
End users are legally obliged to return used batteries.
The crossed-out wheelie bin symbol shown below means that the item labelled with this symbol must not be disposed of with household waste.
Waste bins may also be labelled with the following chemical symbols:
- Cd for cadmium
- Hg for mercury
- Pb for lead
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act
Old electrical appliances must not be disposed of with household waste. Disposing of electrical appliances with household waste is a violation of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act.
Owners of old appliances must dispose of them separately from unsorted municipal waste and always separate old batteries and accumulators before handing them in.
Old appliances can be disposed of at collection points (recycling centres).
Please note that you are responsible for deleting personal data on the old devices to be disposed of.
Items with the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol must not be disposed of with household waste.
Austria
GLN: 9008391688501
The WEEE Ordinance in Austria transposes EU law into national law.
Among other things, the implementation ensures that waste electrical and electronic equipment from private households (WEEE) can be returned to public collection points free of charge.
WEEE may no longer be disposed of in mixed municipal waste, but must be handed in at the designated collection points. This allows functional appliances to be reused or valuable components from broken appliances to be recycled. This should contribute to a more efficient use of resources and thus to more sustainable development. In addition, separate collection is the only way to ensure that hazardous components of appliances (such as CFCs or mercury) are adequately treated, thereby avoiding negative effects on the environment and human health.
You can return and collect your private old appliances free of charge from the municipalities and manufacturer systems. You can find an overview of the available collection points on the following website: https://secure.umweltbundesamt.at/eras/registerabfrageEAGSammelstelleSearch.do.
All household electrical and electronic appliances are labelled with the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol. These appliances may be handed in at all collection points listed under the link and should not be disposed of with household waste.
Switzerland
The advance recycling fees are paid by us.
Old electrical appliances must not be disposed of with household waste, but must be handed in to a collection centre.
Old batteries and rechargeable batteries may not be disposed of with household waste, but must be handed in at a collection centre.
The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol means that the item labelled with this symbol must not be disposed of with household waste.