Battery Act

Information on the disposal of used batteries

The following information is addressed to those who use batteries or products containing built-in batteries and do not resell them in the form supplied (end users):

1. Free take-back of used batteries
Batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. You are legally required to return used batteries to ensure proper disposal. You can hand in used batteries at a municipal collection point or at local retail outlets. As a distributor of batteries, we are also obliged to take back used batteries; however, our take-back obligation is limited to used batteries of the type that we carry—or have carried—in our product range as new batteries. You may therefore either send such used batteries back to us with sufficient postage or hand them in free of charge directly at our dispatch warehouse at the following address:

Returns of batteries/rechargeable batteries should be sent to:

STOCK & STEIN GmbH
c/o H&R GmbH & Co. KG
Elsper Straße 36
57368 Lennestadt

2. Meaning of battery symbols
Batteries are marked with the symbol of a crossed-out wheeled bin (see below). This symbol indicates that batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. For batteries containing more than 0.0005% mercury, more than 0.002% cadmium, or more than 0.004% lead by mass, the chemical symbol for the specific hazardous substance present appears below the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol—where "Cd" stands for cadmium, "Pb" for lead, and "Hg" for mercury.

3. Starter batteries
Special provisions apply to the sale of starter batteries: Pursuant to Section 10 of the Battery Act (BattG), the seller is required to charge end users a deposit of €7.50 (including VAT) if the end user does not return a used starter battery to the seller at the time of purchasing the new one. The customer receives a deposit voucher upon purchasing a starter battery. When returning the old starter battery to a collection point established by the public waste disposal authority, the customer must have the disposal confirmed by a stamp and signature. Subsequently, the customer may send this confirmation back to the seller, along with their customer number, to claim a refund of the deposit. Alternatively, the customer may return the old starter battery directly to the seller, together with the deposit voucher, to obtain the refund. (Due to dangerous goods regulations, shipping the old battery to the seller is not permitted.)

AS OF: 15 April 2026