Electric and electronic equipment and included
batteries contains materials, components and
substances that can be hazardous to your health and
the environment, if the waste material (discarded
electric and electronic equipment and batteries) is
not handled correctly.
Electric and electronic equipment and batteries is
marked with the crossed out trash can symbol, seen
above. This symbol signifies that electric and
electronic equipment and batteries should not be
disposed of with other household waste, but should
be disposed of separately.
As the end user it is important that you submit your
used batteries to the appropriate and designated
facility. In this manner you make sure that the
batteries are recycled in accordance with legislature
and will not harm the environment.
All cities have established collection points, where
electric and electronic equipment and batteries can
either be submitted free of charge at recycling