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Disposal
the consumer's municipality/district. This ensures that used equip-
ment will be recycled correctly and prevents any associated negative
environmental impact. Electrical equipment is consequently marked
with the adjacent symbol.
Batteries and storage batteries may not be disposed
of in household waste.
As a consumer you are legally obliged to correctly dis-
pose of all batteries and storage batteries irrespective of
whether they contain pollutants* or not. Storage batter-
ies and batteries are therefore marked with the adjacent
symbol. Before disposal, the battery must first be removed from the
device and disposed of separately.
Contact the retail store/dealer from where you purchased the device
or take it to the collection and returns point of your local authority.
*marked with: Cd = Cadmium, Hg = Mercury, Pb = Lead
