Take-back of waste electrical equipment

We pride ourselves on being environmentally friendly, so we bring you ways to easily and free of charge dispose of your end-of-life electrical equipment.

The consumer plays a crucial role in the system of electrical appliance management. It is the consumer who decides what to do with old appliances. Old and unwanted electrical equipment does not belong in unsorted municipal waste, but is instead to be handed over to collection points, so-called take-back points, from which it goes for reuse or recycling.

The consumer must be informed by the symbols below that the electrical equipment in question does not belong in municipal waste. All new electrical equipment is marked in this way. The symbol may appear directly on the equipment, on its packaging or in the instructions for use or warranty card. 

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How to get rid of an old appliance?

 

 

Why recycle?

Electrical equipment contains many recyclable materials such as plastics, glass, metals (zinc, iron, manganese, nickel, cadmium, lead etc.). Some of these substances are also very dangerous to the environment and human health, especially mercury, lead and cadmium.

By taking electrical equipment to a take-back point, we save primary raw material resources, especially by recycling the material, and at the same time we protect our environment from possible improper handling and subsequent pollution.

Fines may be imposed for improper disposal of this type of waste in accordance with national regulations.