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 below. 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 stations and other collection sites, or be collected
from the households. Additional information is available at the technical
department of your city.
