Information on Electrical and Electronic Equipment

The following information is intended for end users of electrical and/or electronic equipment. Please observe these important instructions in the interest of environmentally sound disposal of waste equipment and for your own safety.

Disposal Instructions and the Meaning of the Symbol According to Annex 3 of the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG):

Owners of waste equipment are obliged to collect such devices separately from unsorted municipal waste. Electrical and electronic waste must therefore not be disposed of as unsorted household waste and, in particular, must not be placed in the regular household bin. Instead, such devices must be collected separately and disposed of via local collection and return systems.

Owners of waste equipment are also required to remove used batteries and accumulators not enclosed in the waste device before handing it in at a collection point.

This does not apply if the waste equipment is separated from other devices by public waste management authorities in accordance with § 14(5), sentences 2 and 3 of the ElektroG for the purpose of preparing it for reuse. Devices that must be collected separately from unsorted municipal waste can be identified by the symbol specified in Annex 3 of the ElektroG. This symbol – a crossed-out wheeled bin – indicates the separate collection of electrical and electronic equipment and is designed as follows:

Symbol for the Separate Collection of Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Information on the Return of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment:

Owners of waste equipment can dispose of it through the collection and return systems provided by local public waste authorities to ensure proper disposal. In some cases, it may also be possible to return devices for reuse. Please check with your local collection or return point for more information.

In addition, we, as a manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment, offer the following take-back option for users:

Our service partner Hellmann Process Management is a certified waste disposal specialist. Hellmann Process Management has established itself in the market with expertise in environmental management and sustainable disposal, especially for electrical and electronic equipment.

On the information platform www.elektrog.de, you can find detailed information on the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG). The website offers a comprehensive overview of requirements, responsibilities, and nationwide collection points for waste electrical and electronic equipment – aimed at manufacturers, distributors, consumers, public authorities and certified disposal companies.

Data Protection Notice

Waste equipment to be disposed of may contain sensitive personal data (e.g. on PCs or smartphones) that must not fall into the hands of third parties.

We explicitly point out that end users of waste equipment are themselves responsible for deleting any personal data before disposal.

Note on Our WEEE Registration Number

We are registered with the German foundation "Stiftung Elektro-Altgeräte Register" (Benno-Strauß-Str. 1, 90763 Fürth) as a manufacturer of electrical and/or electronic equipment under the following registration number (WEEE-Reg. No. DE): DE 31358089