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 in which they were delivered (end users):
1. Free return of used batteries
Batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. You are legally obliged to return used batteries so that proper disposal can be ensured. You can return used batteries to a municipal collection point or to local retailers. We are also obliged as a distributor of batteries to take back used batteries, but our obligation to take back is limited to used batteries of the type that we carry or have carried as new batteries in our range. You can therefore either send used batteries of the aforementioned type back to us with sufficient postage or hand them in free of charge directly at our shipping warehouse at the address given in the legal notice.
2. Meaning of battery symbols
Batteries are marked with the symbol of a crossed-out wheeled bin (see below). This symbol indicates that batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. For batteries that contain more than 0.0005 percent by mass of mercury, more than 0.002 percent by mass of cadmium, or more than 0.004 percent by mass of lead, the chemical symbol of the respective hazardous substance is shown below the bin symbol – "Cd" stands for cadmium, "Pb" stands for lead, and "Hg" stands for mercury.
3. Vehicle batteries
The following special regulations apply to the sale of vehicle batteries (these are batteries intended for the starter, lighting, or ignition of vehicles):
According to § 10 BattG, we are obliged to charge end users a deposit of 7.50 euros including VAT per vehicle battery if the end user does not return a used vehicle battery to us at the time of purchase of the new vehicle battery.
When you purchase a vehicle battery, you will receive a deposit voucher.
Due to hazardous materials regulations, it is not permitted to send the old vehicle battery to us.
You can return the old vehicle battery to us at the following address to receive a refund of the deposit collected:
Masori
Kliestower Weg 10a
15234 Frankfurt (Oder)
Germany.
Alternatively, you can return the old vehicle battery to a collection point set up by the public waste disposal authority.
If the used vehicle battery is not returned directly to us, the collection point is obliged, upon your request, to confirm the return without refunding the deposit in writing or electronically. In this case, you will receive the deposit collected from us as a refund, provided you present us with written or electronic proof of return that is no older than two weeks at the time of submission.
