Battery Regulation

Batteries contain valuable raw materials which, although harmful to the environment, can be recycled. Used batteries must therefore not be disposed of in regular household waste but must be disposed of separately. Dealers are legally obliged to take back used batteries, whereby our take-back obligation is limited to used batteries of the type that we carry or have carried as new batteries in our product range. Consumers are obliged to bring used batteries to a suitable collection point.

Batteries requiring disposal can be identified by the symbol of a crossed-out waste bin printed on the packaging. For batteries containing more than 0.0005 mass percent mercury, more than 0.002 mass percent cadmium, or more than 0.004 mass percent lead, the chemical designation of the respective pollutant is shown below the waste bin symbol – where "Cd" stands for cadmium, "Pb" stands for lead, and "Hg" stands for mercury.

Of course, you can return batteries purchased from us for proper disposal. Please send a sufficiently stamped package with the keyword "Battery Disposal" to:

POSZone Kassensysteme GmbH
Sprendlinger Landstr. 180
63069 Offenbach am Main
Germany