Take-back of waste electrical equipment and batteries

This notice applies under Czech legislation, in accordance with Act No. 542/2020 Coll., on End-of-Life Products, as amended (EOLP Act), which governs the take-back, processing, and recycling of end-of-life products, including electrical equipment and batteries/accumulators.

We are committed to environmentally responsible behavior and therefore provide you with simple and free-of-charge options for disposing of your end-of-life electrical equipment and waste batteries/accumulators (hereinafter referred to as "batteries").

Consumers play a crucial role in the system for handling both electrical appliances and batteries. It is up to them to decide what to do with old equipment. Obsolete and unwanted electrical equipment and batteries do not belong in unsorted municipal waste—instead, they should be handed over through designated collection points, known as take-back points, from where they are sent for reuse or recycling.

Consumers must be informed—by means of the symbols below—that electrical equipment and batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. All new electrical devices and batteries are marked with such symbols. The symbol may appear directly on the device or battery, on its packaging, or in the user manual or warranty certificate. Selected batteries are additionally marked with the symbol of the hazardous chemical element they contain (Pb, Cd, Hg).

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How to dispose of old equipment or batteries?

Electrical equipment

Batteries

  • Via the public collection network of REMA Battery, s.r.o., intended for the take-back of batteries and accumulators
  • Via the public collection network listed on the website of the Ministry of the Environment (ISOH 2)

If needed, you can seek advice on the free hotline of Smart Recycling: 800 976 679

Why recycle?

Electrical appliances and batteries contain many recyclable materials, such as plastics, glass, and metals (zinc, iron, manganese, nickel, cadmium, lead, etc.). Some of these substances are highly hazardous to the environment and human health, especially mercury, lead, and cadmium.

By handing over electrical equipment and batteries to a take-back point, we help conserve primary raw material resources through recycling and simultaneously protect our environment from potential harm caused by improper disposal.

Unused batteries that are not handed over for recycling through take-back points, but are instead stored—for example, in office drawers or anywhere else in households or businesses—can cause a fire. This is particularly true of lithium-containing batteries. For safety reasons, it is very important to hand over used batteries for recycling as soon as possible.