DISPOSAL OF WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
Electrical and electronic equipment – information from manufacturers for commercial users The German Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz (ElektroG) [Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act] contains a large number of requirements for the handling of electrical and electronic equipment. The most important ones are summarised here.

1. Separate collection of waste equipment
Electrical and electronic equipment that has become waste is referred to as WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment).
Owners of WEEE must dispose of it separately from unsorted municipal waste.
In particular, WEEE must not be disposed of as household waste but to special collection and return systems.



2. Batteries, rechargeable batteries and lamps
As a rule, owners of WEEE must separate spent batteries and rechargeable batteries that are not enclosed in the WEEE, as well as lamps that can be removed from the WEEE without damaging it, from the WEEE before handing it in at a collection point.
This does not apply if WEEE is prepared for reuse with the participation of a public waste management organisation.



3. Options for returning waste devices
We cooperate with a number of qualified recycling companies to offer you options for returning WEEE.
If a device manufactured by us has become WEEE and you would like to return it, please contact:
take-e-way GmbH
and complete the questionnaire.



4. Note about data privacy
WEEE often contains sensitive personal data. This is true in particular for IT and telecommunication devices, such as computers and smartphones.
For your own good, please note that you as the end user are responsible for deleting the data on the WEEE to be disposed of.