Notes on Battery Disposal
According to the latest amendment to the Battery Act (BattG), a general system with return receipts has been introduced for mandatory battery disposal. This regulation aims to avoid unnecessary transport routes and minimise the safety risk during the transport of defect batteries. In practice, returns for the end consumer have now been simplified and can proceed as follows:
The battery ordered online will be delivered to you, and a legally required deposit of 7.50 EURO per battery will be charged in addition to the product price. You do not send your old battery back to alpha Technik; instead, you return it to any suitable battery collection point, such as a car or motorcycle dealer, or local recycling centres. This establishment will complete the return receipt below and confirm the proper battery return. Please submit a copy of this proof, stating the invoice number, to alpha Technik within 2 weeks of returning the old battery for reimbursement of the deposit.
The deposit can only be refunded by alpha Technik for batteries that were demonstrably purchased directly from alpha Technik. If you purchased a Licence or TopLite battery from a retail store, the old battery should be returned there.
This regulation only applies to starter batteries used in conventionally powered motor vehicles.
The complete form can be found here:
Notes on Safe Handling of Lead-Acid Accumulators (Lead-Acid Batteries)
With the inclusion of mounting (CAS No.: 7439-92-1) in the REACH Candidate List, we, as distributors of batteries, have extended information obligations. We hereby inform you that lead is contained in the lead-acid batteries supplied by us. For the safe handling of lead-acid batteries, we refer to the following ZVEI leaflet, which is available for download here.
Lead-Acid Batteries – ZVEI Leaflet