Environment

Refurbished Products

By choosing refurbished devices, you not only save money but also protect the environment. Refurbished devices are reconditioned products. If necessary, these are restored to a visually mint-condition product using original spare parts.

EU Energy Label

A new EU energy label has been in effect since March 1, 2021. This update brings several changes. We explain the new label to you and show the differences compared to the old efficiency classes. Click here for the new label.

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Disposal of Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries

Our Obligation as a Retailer
As a retailer, we are legally obliged to take back batteries and rechargeable batteries purchased from us free of charge. Please accept this offer and help keep our environment clean.

Your Obligation as a Consumer
Battery legislation obliges all citizens to dispose of used batteries and rechargeable batteries exclusively via retailers or specially designated collection points, e.g., at recycling centers. Disposal via household waste is strictly prohibited. You must also separate old batteries and accumulators that are not enclosed by the device, as well as lamps that can be removed without being destroyed, from the old device before handing them in at a collection point.

Collection Points
You can hand in batteries and rechargeable batteries at public collection points in your municipality and anywhere where batteries and rechargeable batteries are sold.

Disposal is Free of Charge
Disposal is free of charge for you, even at points of sale where you did not purchase the batteries or rechargeable batteries.


Batteries/rechargeable batteries containing pollutants are marked with the adjacent symbol, which indicates the prohibition of disposal via household waste. The following chemical symbols designate the heavy metals contained:
- Cd (= Battery contains cadmium),
- Hg (= Battery contains mercury) or
- Pb (= Battery contains lead)

Further information on this topic can be found here.

Disposal of Waste Oil

In accordance with waste oil regulations, we are obliged to take back the following used oils free of charge:

• Internal combustion engine oils
• Gearbox oils
• Oil filters
• and oily waste regularly occurring during oil changes.

You can return the waste oil to us in a quantity corresponding to the amount purchased from us. The return location is our service partner:

Hans Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG
Mühltalstr. 24
90766 Fürth

You can hand in the oils to our service partner at any time. Alternatively, you can send the used oil to the service partner, provided you cover the shipping costs. Please note that special transport conditions may apply for waste oil. We also point out that our collection point has facilities that allow the oil change to be carried out professionally. If you are a commercial end-user, we point out that we may use third parties to fulfill our acceptance obligations towards you. Please ensure that the waste oil is transported unmixed and in a suitable container.

Disposal of Damaged or Broken Gas Discharge Lamps

Fluorescent lamps contain small amounts of mercury. To ensure you come into contact with as little mercury as possible in the event of damage to the glass body, please observe the following rules:

• Carefully pick up the fragments with a damp paper towel, paying attention to sharp glass shards.
• Do not use a vacuum cleaner, as this could distribute gases in the room.
• Pack the fragments airtight in a plastic bag or a glass jar and dispose of them at your local recycling center.
• Avoid skin contact and ventilate the room for at least 20 to 30 minutes afterwards.

Electrical and Electronic Equipment

The Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) contains a variety of requirements for the handling of electrical and electronic equipment. The most important ones are summarized here.

1. Separate Collection of Old Devices
Electrical and electronic equipment that has become waste is referred to as old devices. Owners of old devices must dispose of them separately from unsorted municipal waste. In particular, old devices do not belong in household waste, but in special collection and return systems.

2. Batteries and Accumulators
You must remove old batteries and accumulators that are not enclosed by the old device, as well as lamps that can be removed without being destroyed, from the old device before handing them in at a collection point and dispose of them separately.

3. Take-back Obligation
In accordance with Section 17 (1) and (2) ElektroG, we are obliged to take back old electrical equipment under the following conditions:
When a new electrical or electronic device is supplied to an end user, we take back an old device of the same type that performs essentially the same functions at the place of delivery or in the immediate vicinity free of charge (1:1 take-back).

a) We are obliged to provide free collection for electrical and electronic equipment in categories 1 (heat exchangers), category 2 (screens, monitors, and equipment containing screens with a surface area of more than 100 cm2), and category 4 (large equipment where at least one of the external dimensions is more than 50 centimeters).

b) For electrical and electronic equipment in categories 3 (lamps), 5 (small equipment), and 6 (small IT and telecommunications equipment), as well as for old devices with no external dimension larger than 25 centimeters, we ensure 1:1 return through suitable return options at a reasonable distance. For old devices with no external dimension larger than 25 centimeters, there are also suitable return options at a reasonable distance; the take-back for these devices is not tied to the purchase of an electrical or electronic device and is limited to three old devices per type of device (0:1 take-back). An overview of the individual categories can be accessed here:
Equipment Assignment

4. Return Options
You can hand in your old electrical devices via our take-back system take-e-back. Via the link, you will receive further information about the stationary collection points in your area. Acceptance of old devices may be refused if there is a risk to human health and safety due to contamination.

For the products mentioned under 3.a), you have the option of having old electrical and electronic equipment collected by our service provider. You will find a link on your invoice to arrange the collection.

5. Further Return Options
In addition, you can also hand in your old electrical devices free of charge at one of the municipal collection points. An online directory of collection and return points in your area can be found here: ear Directory of Collection and Return Points

6. Data Protection Notice
Old devices often contain sensitive personal data. This applies in particular to information and telecommunications technology devices such as computers and smartphones. In your own interest, please note that each end user is responsible for deleting the data on the old devices to be disposed of.

7. Meaning of the "Crossed-out Bin" Symbol
The symbol of a crossed-out bin regularly displayed on electrical and electronic equipment indicates that the respective device must be collected separately from unsorted municipal waste at the end of its service life.


8. Further Information
Further information can also be found at https://e-schrott-entsorgen.org