Information on battery disposal
In accordance with the latest amendment to the Battery Act (BattG), a general system with proofs of return has been introduced for mandatory battery disposal. This regulation is intended to avoid unnecessary transport routes and to reduce the safety risk during the transport of defect batteries to a minimum. In practice, the return process for the end consumer has now been made easier and can proceed as follows:
The battery, ordered online, is delivered to you and a statutory deposit of 7.50 EURO per battery is charged in addition to the product price. You do not send your old battery back to alpha Technik, but return it to any suitable collection point for batteries, such as car or motorcycle dealers, or recycling centres near you. This business will fill out the proof of return form below and provide you with a receipt for the proper return of the battery. Please submit a copy of this proof, stating the invoice number, to alpha Technik within 2 weeks of returning the old battery to have the deposit amount refunded.
The deposit can only be refunded by alpha Technik for batteries that have demonstrably been purchased directly from alpha Technik. If you purchased a Licence or TopLite battery from a brick-and-mortar retailer, the old battery should be returned there.
This regulation only applies to starter batteries used in conventionally powered motor vehicles.
You can find the complete form here:
Information on the safe handling of lead-acid accumulators (lead-acid batteries)
With the mounting of lead (CAS No.: 7439-92-1) to the REACH candidate list, we, as a distributor of batteries, have extended information obligations. We hereby inform you that lead is contained in the acid batteries we supply. For the safe handling of lead-acid batteries, we refer you to the following ZVEI leaflet, which is available for download here.
Information on lead-acid batteries – ZVEI leaflet
