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The symbol with the crossed-out wheeled bin means that electrical
and electronic equipment must not be disposed of with household
waste. Consumers are legally obliged to collect electrical and elec-
tronic equipment separately from unsorted municipal waste at the
end of their useful life. In this way, an environmentally friendly and
resource-saving recycling is ensured. Batteries and accumulators
that are not firmly enclosed by the electrical or electronic device and
can be removed without being destroyed must be separated from
the device before it is handed over to a collection point and taken to
a designated disposal facility. The same applies to lamps that can be
removed from the device without destroying them. Owners of elec-
trical and electronic devices from private households can hand them
in at the collection points of the public waste disposal authorities or
at the collection points set up by the manufacturers or distributors
within the meaning of the ElektroG. The disposal of old devices is free
of charge. Dealers with a sales area of at least 400m² are obliged to
take back electrical and electronic equipment. The same applies to
grocers with a total sales area of at least 800 m², provided they offer
electrical and electronic equipment permanently or at least several
times a year. Distance sellers with a storage area of at least 400 m²
for electrical and electronic equipment or a total storage area of at
least 800 m² are also obliged to take them back. In general, distrib-
utors are obliged to ensure that old devices are taken back free of
charge by providing suitable return options within a reasonable dis-
tance. Consumers have the option of handing in an old device free of
charge to a distributor who is obliged to take it back if they purchase a
new device of the same value with essentially the same function. This
possibility also exists for deliveries to a private household. In distance
selling, the possibility of free collection when purchasing a new device
is limited to heat exchangers, display devices and large devices that
have at least one outer edge with a length of more than 50 cm. The
distributor must ask the consumer when concluding the purchase
contract whether they intend to return the goods. Apart from that,
consumers can hand in up to three old devices of a device type to a
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distributor's collection point free of charge, without this being linked
to the purchase of a new device. However, the edge lengths of the
respective devices must not exceed 25 cm.
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