Battery Disposal Notice
In connection with the sale of batteries or the delivery of devices containing batteries, we are required to inform you of the following:
Obligation to return
As an end user, you are legally obliged to return used batteries. Used batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. Batteries or rechargeable batteries that are permanently installed and cannot be removed without destroying them must be handed in together with the device.
Free return
You can return used batteries free of charge at the following places:
- public waste management authorities (e.g. recycling centres) and collection points at retailers that sell batteries,
- with us: you can return used batteries of the type we stock or have stocked as new batteries to our shipping warehouse:G:part Fahrzeugzubehör F. Gleisenberg
Särka 15a
02627 Weißenberg, GermanyYou bear the cost of return shipping yourself.
Meaning of the symbols
The symbols printed on the batteries have the following meaning:
- The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol means that the battery must not be disposed of with household waste.
- Pb = battery contains more than 0.004% by mass of lead
- Cd = battery contains more than 0.002% by mass of cadmium
- Hg = battery contains more than 0.0005% by mass of mercury
Safety notice
Lithium-containing batteries and rechargeable batteries, including lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries, can generate heat or catch fire if damaged or short-circuited. Tape over the terminals before returning them. Please do not send defective or damaged batteries by post; hand them in directly at a collection point that accepts such batteries.