Disposal information
Consumer information on the disposal and scrapping of old appliances
Please note that electrical and electronic appliances must not be disposed of with household waste. Old appliances can be handed in free of charge at suitable collection centres, where they will be professionally collected, disposed of or prepared for reuse. This is necessary because some old appliances contain harmful substances that can damage the environment and human health. Furthermore, the raw materials contained can be reused, which in turn helps to protect the environment.
Information for consumers in Germany:
Return is required by law.
Return options for consumers in Germany
Owners of old appliances can return them free of charge within the framework of the facilities set up and available by public waste disposal organisations for the return or collection of old appliances to ensure that the old appliances are disposed of properly. It is also possible to return them to distributors under certain conditions (see below). The following link provides an online list of collection and return centres: www.take-e-back.de. Beurer GmbH is a member of the take-back system "take-e-back".
Electrical appliances are labelled with the adjacent symbol, which means that electrical and electronic appliances must not be disposed of with household waste:
Removal of batteries and lamps
Enthalten die Produkte Batterien und Akkus oder Lampen, die aus dem Altgerät zerstörungsfrei entnommen werden können, müssen diese vor der Entsorgung entnommen werden und getrennt als Batterie bzw. Lampe entsorgt werden.
Old appliances / old rechargeable batteries / batteries can be handed in free of charge at suitable collection points. They will be professionally collected there or prepared for reuse. Old appliances / rechargeable batteries / batteries may contain harmful substances that can damage the environment and human health. The raw materials contained can contribute to environmental protection by being recycled. If the battery contains lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) or mercury (Hg), the battery is labelled accordingly.
If the old electrical or electronic device contains personal data, you are responsible for deleting it yourself before returning it.
Take-back of old appliances by dealers in Germany
According to German ElektroG § 17 para. 1 and 2, the following distributors are obliged to take back old appliances free of charge:
- Specialist electrical shops with a sales area for electrical and electronic appliances of at least 400 square metres.
- Grocery shops with a total sales area of at least 800 square metres that offer electrical and electronic equipment several times a year or permanently and make it available on the market.
- Mail order companies, whereby the obligation for 1:1 take-back in private households only applies to heat exchangers (refrigerators/freezers, air conditioners, etc.), display screen equipment and large appliances; for the 1:1 take-back of lamps, small appliances and small IT and telecommunications equipment as well as the 0:1 take-back, mail order companies must provide return options within a reasonable distance from the end consumer.
These distributors are obliged
- when supplying a new electrical or electronic appliance to an end-user, to take back, free of charge, at the place of supply or in the immediate vicinity thereof, an old appliance of the end-user of the same type which essentially fulfils the same functions as the new appliance, and
- at the end user's request, to take back, free of charge, old appliances which do not exceed 25 centimetres in any external dimension at the retail outlet or in the immediate vicinity thereof; the take-back may not be linked to the purchase of an electrical or electronic appliance and is limited to three old appliances per type of appliance.
Information obligations in Germany
We are legally obliged to provide information on the current status of fulfilment of the quantitative targets with regard to collection and recycling rates. This is published by the German government as follows:
Personal data in general
The deletion of personal data on old appliances for disposal must be carried out by the end user on their own responsibility.
Return options for consumers in Germany
Beurer GmbH is a member of the take-back system "take-e-back". You can find further information at: www.take-e-back.de
Information on the disposal of electrical appliances and batteries in Austria
The WEEE Ordinance in Austria transposes EU law into national law. Among other things, the implementation ensures that waste electrical and electronic equipment from private households (WEEE) can be returned to public collection centres free of charge. WEEE may no longer be disposed of in mixed municipal waste, but must be handed in at the designated collection points.
This means that functional appliances or valuable components from broken appliances can be recycled. This should contribute to a more efficient use of resources and thus to more sustainable development. In addition, separate collection is the only way to ensure that hazardous components of appliances (such as CFCs or mercury) are adequately treated and thus avoid negative effects on the environment and human health. Free return and collection options are available from local authorities and manufacturer systems for your private old appliances. You can find an overview of the available collection points on the following website: https://secure.umweltbundesamt.at/eras/registerabfrageEAGSammelstelleSearch.do?wfjs_enabled=true
All household electrical and electronic appliances are labelled with the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol. These appliances may be handed in at all collection points listed under the link and should not be disposed of with household waste.