Disposal of electrical appliances and batteries

Many of our products are electrical and electronic equipment within the meaning of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG), for example the pizza stone oven PM-27, the air fryer AF-60, the kitchen machine KF-967, the multi-grill MG-2000, and the tea maker TM-53. On this page, we inform you how to properly dispose of old appliances and batteries.

1. Separate collection of old appliances

Electrical and electronic equipment that has become waste must not be disposed of with household waste. As the owner of an old appliance, you are legally obligated to dispose of it separately from unsorted municipal waste. Old appliances may contain harmful substances that can damage the environment and health if disposed of incorrectly. At the same time, they contain valuable raw materials that can be recycled.

2. Meaning of the "crossed-out wheeled bin" symbol

The symbol of a crossed-out wheeled bin on the device or its packaging means: At the end of its service life, the device must not be disposed of via household waste but must be sent to a separate collection facility.

3. Batteries, rechargeable batteries, and lamps

Waste batteries and accumulators that are not permanently enclosed by the old appliance, as well as lamps that can be removed without causing damage, must be separated from the old appliance by you before being handed over to a collection point, insofar as this is possible.

4. Free return of old appliances

• Municipal collection points: You can return old appliances free of charge to the collection points of public waste management authorities, for example at your local recycling center.
• Retail: Distributors with a sales area for electrical and electronic equipment of at least 400 m², food retailers with a total sales area of at least 800 m² that offer electrical appliances several times a year or permanently, as well as online retailers with storage and shipping areas for electrical appliances of at least 400 m² are obligated to take back appliances free of charge: when purchasing a new, similar appliance, one old appliance (1:1), for online purchases at your delivery address or within a reasonable distance; furthermore, without a purchase obligation, up to three old appliances per device type that do not exceed 25 cm in their outer dimensions (0:1).
• Return to us: If you would like to return an old appliance to us, please write to us beforehand at info@eratec-germany.com. We will then inform you how the return process works.

5. Deleting personal data

Some devices store personal data, for example, Wi-Fi access data or app links for the tea maker TM-53. You are responsible for deleting this data before disposing of the old appliance, for example by resetting it to factory settings and removing the device from the app.

6. WEEE registration number

ERATEC-GERMANY GmbH is registered with the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Register (stiftung ear) as a manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment under the WEEE Reg. No. DE 55476635.

7. Collection and recovery quotas

Information on the collection and recovery quotas achieved in Germany is published by the Federal Ministry for the Environment: Statistics on waste electrical and electronic equipment.

8. Notes on batteries and rechargeable batteries

Batteries and rechargeable batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. As an end-user, you are legally obligated to collect and return used batteries separately. You can return used batteries free of charge to municipal collection points and to retailers where batteries are sold. You can also send batteries that we carry or have carried in our assortment as new batteries back to us; please write to us beforehand at info@eratec-germany.com.

Meaning of the symbols: The crossed-out wheeled bin means that the battery must not be disposed of with household waste. The chemical symbols under the icon indicate heavy metals: Hg (more than 0.0005% mercury), Cd (more than 0.002% cadmium), Pb (more than 0.004% lead).

Safety: Lithium-containing batteries and rechargeable batteries can catch fire if damaged or short-circuited. Tape the terminals before handing them in and only hand in damaged batteries to collection points.

Environment and health: Batteries contain substances that can harm the environment and health, and at the same time contain raw materials such as iron, zinc, manganese, nickel, or lithium that can be recovered. Avoid waste by using rechargeable batteries wherever possible.