TAKE-BACK OF USED BATTERIES

We place great importance on environmentally responsible behavior, which is why we provide you with options for the simple and free-of-charge return of your used portable batteries (hereinafter referred to as batteries).

The consumer plays a crucial role in the battery management system. It is the consumer who decides what to do with old batteries. Old and unwanted batteries must not be disposed of in unsorted municipal waste. Instead, they should be handed over through collection points (so-called take-back points), from which they are either reused or recycled.

Consumers must be informed by the symbols below that the respective batteries must not be disposed of in municipal waste. All batteries are marked with such a symbol. The symbol may appear directly on the battery, on its packaging, or in the user manual or warranty certificate.

How to dispose of batteries?

• Individuals can use the services: BUĎ LÍNÝ or Rebalík
• Legal entities can use: Collection service for registered partners
• At the point of sale – at the address of your physical store: [keep this option and fill in the address if you operate a take-back point with REMA Battery, s.r.o.]
• Through the publicly accessible collection network of REMA Battery, s.r.o., designated for the take-back of batteries
• Through the publicly accessible collection network listed on the Ministry of the Environment’s website (ISOH 2)
• If needed, you can get advice via the free-of-charge Smart Recycling hotline: 800 976 679

Why recycle?

Batteries contain many recyclable metals such as zinc, iron, manganese, nickel, cadmium, or lead. Some of these substances are also very hazardous to the environment and human health, especially mercury, lead, and cadmium. Certain batteries are marked with the chemical element symbols they contain (Pb, Cd, Hg).

By handing over batteries to a take-back point, we help conserve primary raw material resources through material recycling and, at the same time, protect our environment from improper handling.

Unused batteries that are not passed on for recycling through take-back points but are instead stored in office drawers, households, or companies can even pose a fire risk. This applies in particular to batteries containing lithium. For safety reasons, it is therefore very important to deliver used batteries for recycling as soon as possible.

The most common types of batteries, their designation and use: