Notice on the disposal of used batteries

The following notice is addressed to those who use batteries or products with built-in batteries and do not resell them in the form delivered to them (end users):

1. Free return of used batteries

Batteries must not be disposed of in household waste. You are legally obligated to return used batteries to ensure proper disposal. You can drop off used batteries at a municipal collection point or at local retailers. As a distributor of batteries, we are also obligated to take back used batteries, with our take-back obligation limited to used batteries of the type that we carry or have carried as new batteries in our range. Therefore, you can either return used batteries of the aforementioned type to us sufficiently stamped or drop them off free of charge directly at our shipping warehouse at the address mentioned in the imprint.

The symbols depicted on the batteries have the following meaning:

Batteries are marked with the symbol of a crossed-out trash can (see below). This symbol indicates that batteries must not be disposed of in household waste. For batteries that contain more than 0.0005 mass percent mercury, more than 0.002 mass percent cadmium, or more than 0.004 mass percent lead, the chemical designation of the respective pollutant is located under the trash can symbol – "Cd" stands for cadmium, "Pb" stands for lead, and "Hg" stands for mercury.

Please note the above instructions.

• According to §10 of the Battery Act, anyone who puts starter batteries into circulation is obliged to charge a deposit of €7.50 if a used starter battery is not returned at the same time as the purchase of a new starter battery. This amount is already included in the total price. Therefore, you will not incur any additional costs when purchasing a battery through our platform.

Not all batteries are subject to a deposit!

• "In contrast to starter batteries, supply batteries are not affected by the battery law and are thus exempt from the deposit regulation."

How does the deposit refund work?

Basically, you have two different options to get your paid deposit back:

• Disposal of the old battery: Drop off your starter old battery in person at our shipping warehouse in Welschbillig .
• Acceptance point according to BattV:
• Masori
  Kliestower Way 10a
  15234 Frankfurt (Oder)
  Germany
• Disposal: Dispose of your starter battery at a recycling center, a scrap dealer, in a workshop, or at any retailer of starter batteries. This is usually possible free of charge, just make sure to get a written confirmation of the disposal of the old battery. You can also have this confirmed on our invoice. Please send us this confirmation within 30 days of purchase .

When will the repayment take place?

• The refund of the battery deposit will usually be made via the payment method selected at the time of ordering, within 14 days after verification of your proof.

Further information on the return of vehicle batteries

• When selling vehicle batteries (these are batteries intended for the starter, lighting, or ignition of vehicles), the following special features apply: The seller is obliged under § 10 BattG to charge a deposit of 7.50 euros including VAT for each vehicle battery from end users, if the end user does not return an old vehicle battery to the seller at the time of purchasing the new vehicle battery. The customer receives a deposit voucher when purchasing a vehicle battery. The customer can return the old vehicle battery to the seller to receive a refund of the charged deposit. Due to the hazardous goods regulation, shipping the old vehicle battery to the seller is not permitted. Alternatively, the customer can return the old vehicle battery to a return point established by the public waste disposal authority. If the old vehicle battery is not returned to the seller who charges the deposit, the authorized collector under § 11 Abs. 3 BattG who takes back the old vehicle battery is obliged, upon request, to confirm in writing or electronically to the end user the acceptance without deposit refund. In this case, the customer will be refunded the charged deposit by the seller, provided that they present the seller with a written or electronic proof of return according to § 10 Abs. 1 S. 4 BattG, which is not older than two weeks at the time of presentation.