Environment & disposal

Information on the environment and disposal1

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Taking back used rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries

Our take-back 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 us to keep our environment clean.

Your return obligation as a consumer:

Batteries and rechargeable batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. You are legally obliged to return used batteries so that proper disposal can be guaranteed. You can return used batteries to a municipal collection centre or to your local retailer. As a distributor of batteries, we are also 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 range. You can therefore either return used batteries of the aforementioned type to us with sufficient postage or return them directly to our dispatch warehouse at the following address free of charge:

Tour Made GmbH
Schneidkaul 27
54518 Altrich
Phone: +49 6571 / 174260
Fax: 065 71 / 95 00 53
Mail: service@tour-made.de

If you wish to return your batteries and rechargeable batteries to us, please ensure that the consignment is sufficiently stamped.

Used batteries may contain harmful substances or heavy metals that can damage the environment and health. Batteries are recycled, they contain important raw materials such as iron, zinc, manganese or nickel.

Meaning of the battery symbols

Batteries are labelled with the symbol of a crossed-out dustbin. This symbol indicates that batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. For batteries containing more than 0.0005 per cent mercury by mass, more than 0.002 per cent cadmium by mass or more than 0.004 per cent lead by mass, the chemical name of the pollutant used is shown under the dustbin symbol - "Cd" stands for cadmium, "Pb" for lead and "Hg" for mercury.

2. old electrical appliances do not belong in household waste

Since 24 March 2006, old electrical appliances may not be disposed of with household waste. The regulation applies to all electronic and electrical appliances, from electric toothbrushes to home solariums, from washing machines to digital cameras, no matter how old. This also includes light bulbs, fluorescent tubes and energy-saving lamps.
The appliances are taken back free of charge by towns and municipalities. They are taken back at collection centres or even offered for collection. As a rule, existing collection systems (e.g. recycling centres, bulky waste collection).

EAR registration number	68068295
Battery law registration number	21004090
Packaging registration Landbell	4100254
Central Agency Packaging Register	DE3499633472098

Information obligations according to §18 Abs. 2 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act