"Battery Disposal Information"

"Battery Disposal Information"

In connection with the sale of batteries or the delivery of devices containing batteries, we are required to inform you of the following:

As an end user, you are legally obligated to return used batteries. You may return old batteries, which we sell or have sold as new batteries, free of charge to our warehouse (shipping address). The symbols on the batteries have the following meanings:

  • The symbol of the crossed-out trash can means that the battery must not be disposed of in household waste.

  • Pb = Battery contains more than 0.004 percent lead by mass

  • Cd = Battery contains more than 0.002 percent cadmium by mass

  • Hg = Battery contains more than 0.0005 percent mercury by mass

Special Information Regarding the Sale of Starter Batteries:

When selling vehicle batteries, we are required, under § 10 of the Battery Act (BattG), to charge a deposit of 7.50 euros, including VAT, per vehicle battery if you do not return an old vehicle battery at the time of purchasing a new one. The deposit is not included in the purchase price and is shown alongside the final price of the item.

If you return an old vehicle battery to us, which we sell or have sold as a new battery under § 9 BattG, we are legally obligated to take it back free of charge and refund the deposit amount.

If we have issued a deposit label under § 10 (1) sentence 3 BattG, the refund of the deposit upon return of the old vehicle battery is dependent on the return of the deposit label.

The return location is the address listed in the legal notice.

Returning old batteries by mail is not permitted due to hazardous materials regulations.

Alternatively, vehicle batteries can also be disposed of free of charge at recycling and waste disposal centers. Public recycling and waste disposal centers do not refund the deposit we charge. However, you can have the return of the old vehicle battery certified on the deposit label at these centers. Upon presenting the certified deposit label, you will receive the battery deposit from us. If no deposit label was issued, proof of return from the authorized collection point is sufficient. In this case, the proof must be no older than two weeks at the time of submission.

Please note the above information.