Disposal of old appliances and batteries
✅ Disposal of old devices and batteries
Information on the disposal of used batteries
The following notice is directed at end users who use batteries or devices with built-in batteries and no longer resell them in the form in which they were delivered.
1. Free take-back of used batteries
Batteries must not be disposed of with household waste .
As a consumer, you are legally obliged to take used batteries to a suitable collection point to ensure proper disposal.
You can dispose of old batteries:
- at municipal collection points,
- in local shops or
- with us within the framework of the statutory take-back obligation
Give them away free of charge.
We accept used batteries in the same quantities that we currently sell or have previously sold as new batteries.
You can either send such used batteries to us with sufficient postage or drop them off directly at our collection point:
LostMary800.de
Smokey-Dealz GmbH
Kieler Straße 407
22525 Hamburg
2. Meaning of the battery symbols
Batteries are marked with the symbol of a crossed-out trash can .
This indicates that batteries must not be disposed of in household waste .
The symbol may contain chemical names indicating the presence of harmful substances:
- Cd = Cadmium
- Pb = Lead
- Hg = Mercury
These signs indicate that certain limits for heavy metals have been exceeded.
Information for private households in accordance with Section 18 Paragraph 4 of the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG).
The Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) contains comprehensive rules for the environmentally sound handling of waste electrical and electronic equipment. We have summarized the most important information for you here.
1. Separate collection of old devices
Old appliances must not be disposed of with household waste .
They must be disposed of separately from unsorted municipal waste in special collection and return systems.
2. Batteries and rechargeable batteries
Old devices may contain batteries or rechargeable batteries.
End users are required to:
- Remove non-permanently installed batteries/rechargeable batteries beforehand.
- These should be taken separately to a battery collection point.
This does not apply if the old devices are being prepared for reuse by public waste disposal companies.
3. Return options for old devices
You can dispose of old appliances from private households free of charge :
- at collection points of the public waste disposal authorities
- at manufacturers' and distributors' take-back points in accordance with the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG)
The obligation to take back returns applies in particular to:
- Retailers with at least 400 m² of sales area for electrical appliances
- Food retailers with a total area of at least 800 m² , provided that electrical appliances are regularly offered.
- Online retailers whose warehouse and shipping areas are correspondingly large
Returns include:
- 1:1 take-back : one similar old device when purchasing a new device.
- 0:1 take-back : small old appliances (< 25 cm edge length), up to three pieces per appliance type, without purchase of a new one
When an electrical appliance is delivered to a private household, the old appliance of the same type can be collected free of charge directly upon delivery .
4. Meaning of the symbol “crossed-out trash can”
Electrical appliances are marked with the symbol of a crossed-out trash can.
It points out that these devices must not be disposed of with household waste , but only via suitable collection points.