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The following note is addressed to those who use batteries or products with
products with built-in batteries and who will not resell them in the form in which
they were supplied to them (end users).
Free recall of used batteries
Batteries must not be disposed of with waste. You are legally obliged to return used
batteries so that proper disposal can be guaranteed. You can return used batteries
to a local collection point or to your local retailer. As a distributor of batteries, we
are also to take back used batteries, although our obligation to take back used is
limited to the type which we carry or have carried as batteries in our range. Used
batteries of the aforementioned type can therefore either be returned to us with
sufcient postage or handed in directly to our dispatch warehouse at the following
address free of charge:
PAJ UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Hohe Straße 61
51570 Windeck
Germany
E-Mail: info@paj-gps.de
Meaning of the battery symbols
Batteries are marked with the symbol of a crossed-out dustbin (see illustration).
This symbol indicates that batteries must not be disposed of in household waste.
Batteries containing more than 0.0005% mercury by mass, more than 0.002%
cadmium by mass or more than 0.004% lead by mass are also marked with the
chemical name of the pollutant below the dustbin symbol. The
abbreviation „Cd“ stands for cadmium, „Pb“ for lead and „Hg“ for
mercury.
1.14 Disposal of used batteries
1.15 Disposal of electric devices
The Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) contains a large number of
requirements for the handling of electrical and electronic equipment. The most im-
portant ones are summarised here:
1. Separate collection of WEEE
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment that has become waste is referred to as
WEEE. Owners of WEEE must dispose of it separately from unsorted local waste.
In particular, WEEE does not belong in household waste, but in special collection
and return systems.
2. Batteries and accumulators
As a rule, owners of WEEE must separate spent batteries and accumulators that
are not enclosed in the WEEE before handing them over at a collection point.
This does not apply if the WEEE is handed over to public waste management
authorities and separated from other WEEE there for the purpose of preparation
for reuse.
3. Options for returning old appliances (WEEE)
Owners of WEEE from private households can hand it in to public waste management
authorities or at the collection points set up by manufacturers or distributors as de-
ned by the ElektroG. An online directory of collection and collection points can be
found here:
https://www.ear-system.de/ear-verzeichnis/sammel-und-ruecknahmestellen.jsf
4. Data protection
Old equipment often contains sensitive personal data. This applies in particular to in-
formation and telecommunication technology devices such as computers and smart-
phones. For your own sake, please note that each end-user is responsible for deleting
the data on the old equipment to be disposed of.
5. Meaning of the „crossed-out dustbin“ symbol
The symbol of a crossed-out dustbin regularly displayed on electrical and
electronic equipment indicates that the respective device must be separated
from unsorted local waste at the end of its service life.
6. Manufacturer registration number
As a manufacturer, within the meaning of the ElektroG, we are registered with the
responsible foundation Elektro-Altgeräte Register (Benno-Strauß-Str. 1, 90763 Fürth)
under the following registration number: DE33887550
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