Disposal & Environment

Legal Basis

Since 18 February 2024, the EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 has been directly applicable in all EU Member States. In Germany, the Battery Law Implementation Act (Batterierecht-Durchführungsgesetz, BattDG, Federal Law Gazette 2025 I No. 233) entered into force on 7 October 2025 and replaced the Battery Act (BattG). The BattDG governs the national implementation of the EU Battery Regulation, in particular registration, take-back and the information duties of distributors.

Information for Consumers and Commercial End Users

Batteries and accumulators must not be disposed of in household waste. As a distributor of products containing batteries or accumulators, we are obliged pursuant to Section 24 BattDG in conjunction with Articles 62 and 74 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 to inform you of the following:

As an end user, you are legally obliged to return used batteries and accumulators. The return is free of charge. You may return used batteries and accumulators at designated collection points, in particular at municipal collection sites (recycling centres) or at retail outlets.

Waste batteries may contain hazardous substances that can harm the environment or human health if stored or disposed of improperly. However, batteries also contain valuable raw materials such as lithium, manganese, zinc and iron that can be recycled and fed back into the circular economy.

Legal Basis

The German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz, ElektroG) implements the European WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU into German law. It governs the placing on the market, take-back and environmentally sound disposal of electrical and electronic equipment. The fourth amendment to the Act (ElektroG4) was promulgated on 27 November 2025. Its provisions have largely applied since 1 January 2026, the new obligations for distributors since 1 July 2026.

Information for End Users

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) must not be disposed of in household waste. In accordance with Sections 17 and 18 ElektroG, we hereby inform you of the following:

As an end user, you are obliged to dispose of waste equipment separately from unsorted municipal waste. Waste equipment may be returned free of charge at municipal collection points (recycling centres). In addition, certain distributors are subject to take-back obligations (1:1 take-back upon purchase of an equivalent new device, and 0:1 take-back for small devices with an external dimension of up to 25 cm).

If waste equipment contains batteries or accumulators that are not permanently installed, these must be removed prior to returning the equipment and disposed of separately via battery collection, provided this is possible without destroying the device.

Please delete any personal data from your waste equipment before disposal at your own responsibility.

Legal Basis

Since 12 August 2026, the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), Regulation (EU) 2025/40, has applied directly in all Member States. It has replaced Packaging Directive 94/62/EC. In Germany, the Packaging Law Implementation Act (Verpackungsrecht-Durchführungsgesetz) (Act of 13 July 2026, Federal Law Gazette 2026 I No. 207) took the place of the Packaging Act on the same date. The Packaging Act expired at the end of 11 August 2026.

Registration with the LUCID Packaging Register and participation in a dual system remain unaffected. A1-ESD Equipment GmbH is registered in the LUCID Packaging Register under registration number DE3688137382965 and participates, for the shipping packaging subject to system participation, in a dual system (Reclay Systems GmbH).

Our Role

A substantial part of our deliveries is shipped directly from the manufacturer or supplier to you. In these cases the respective sender places the packaging on the market for the first time and carries the obligations attached to it.

Where we ship ourselves, we forward the manufacturer’s original packaging unchanged and supplement it only as far as transport protection requires. We do not manufacture products of our own, we do not operate own brands and we do not import goods from third countries ourselves.

Information on the substance restrictions under Article 5 PPWR and on packaging products that we supply as goods is available on the page Material compliance and product conformity.

Information for End Users

Shipping cartons, filling material and adhesive tape from our deliveries participate in a dual system and can be disposed of via the usual household collection systems. Transport packaging from deliveries to industrial establishments, such as pallets and strapping, is not covered by this. We take such packaging back on request or agree the route of recovery with you.

Paper, cardboard, carton → Paper recycling collection
Plastic films, bubble wrap → Yellow bag / Yellow bin (Gelber Sack)
Polystyrene, EPS moulded parts → Yellow bag / Yellow bin

If you wish to return used batteries or waste electrical equipment to us, please send them to the following address: