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The same applies to light sources that can be removed
from the device in a non-destructive way.
Owners of electrical and electronic equipment from
private households can hand them in at the collection
points of the public waste disposal authorities or at the
collection points set up by the manufacturers or
distributors within the jurisdiction of the ElektroG
(Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act). The
surrender of old devices is free of charge.
Please dispose of the device by returning it to your
local branch of LIDL.
Dealers with a sales area of at least 400 m
2
for
electrical and electronic equipment are obliged to take
them back. The same applies to food retailers with a
total sales area of at least 800 m
2
, provided that they
offer electrical and electronic equipment continuously
or at least several times a year. Distance sellers with a
storage area of at least 400 m
2
for electrical and
electronic equipment or a total storage area of at least
800 m
2
are also obligated. In general, distributors are
obliged to ensure that old devices can be returned free
of charge by means of suitable return options at a
reasonable distance.
Consumers have the option of handing over an old
device free of charge to a distributor who is obliged to
take it back if the consumer purchases an equivalent
new device with essentially the same function. This
possibility also exists for deliveries to a private
household. In distance selling, the option of free pick-
up when purchasing a new device is limited to heat
exchangers, computer monitors and large devices that
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