Waste Equipment Ordinance

Information on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act

Act on the placing on the market, the return and the environmentally sound disposal of electrical and electronic equipment (Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act - ElektroG)

Note on the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG):

Please dispose of old appliances, as required by law, at a municipal collection point or hand them in free of charge to a local retailer.
Disposal in household waste is expressly prohibited by the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act!
In addition, you can return three household appliances (no outer dimension greater than 25 cm) to us free of charge after use by sending them back to the address given in the imprint, sufficiently stamped.
Old appliances containing harmful substances are marked with the symbol of a crossed-out wheeled bin. You will also find these instructions again in the accompanying documents of the consignment or in the manufacturer's operating instructions.

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