Information on the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act

Information on the disposal of electrical and electronic equipment

The following information is intended for private households that use electrical and/or electronic equipment. We kindly ask you to observe this information for the environmentally friendly disposal of old devices and for your own safety.

Disposal of electrical and electronic equipment and the meaning of the symbol according to Annex 3 of the ElektroG

As the owner of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), you are obliged to dispose of it separately from unsorted municipal waste. WEEE must not be disposed of in normal household waste. Instead, it must be collected separately and disposed of via local collection and return systems.

If you are in possession of old batteries and accumulators that are not enclosed in the old device, these must be separated before disposal.
This is not necessary if the old devices are separated by public waste management authorities in accordance with Section 14, Paragraph 5, Sentences 2 and 3 of the ElektroG in order to prepare them for reuse.

The symbol for the separate collection of electrical and electronic equipment, a crossed-out wheeled bin, helps you to identify devices that must be disposed of separately at the end of their service life.

Options for returning old devices

You can drop off your WEEE at the return or collection points offered by public waste management authorities to ensure proper disposal. In some cases, it is also possible to drop them off for reuse. Further information can be obtained from your local collection or return point

An online directory of collection and return points can be found at the following link:

https://www.ear-system.de/ear-verzeichnis/sammel-und-ruecknahmestellen

Data protection information

Personal data stored on old devices, such as on PCs or smartphones, must be deleted before disposal to avoid data protection breaches. It is your responsibility to ensure that this data is deleted.