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Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) must not be disposed of with normal residual waste (household waste). They contain a variety of substances and materials. If WEEE is not disposed of properly, it can pose environmental risks due to the pollutants it still contains. In addition to harmful substances such as heavy metals and CFCs, they also contain a number of recyclable materials that need to be recovered and thus recycled. If WEEE is disposed of properly, it can replace primary raw materials (and thus their costly extraction) and make a significant contribution to conserving natural resources.

The disposal of WEEE is co-financed by citizens when they purchase electrical and electronic equipment. Public waste management authorities must therefore take back WEEE from citizens free of charge and pass it on to the responsible manufacturers and distributors for further treatment and recycling or recycle it themselves.

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) can be handed in free of charge at recycling centers. Many retailers also take back waste electrical and electronic equipment in their stores.

Supplement to the state of Brandenburg:

Retailers are only obliged to take back waste electrical and electronic equipment under certain conditions (end users should inform themselves in advance about take-back obligations)

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Supplement to the state of Brandenburg:

None when handed in at the retail trade (stationary or online) or at the recycling center of the public waste disposal authority.

Fees may be incurred in the case of collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment by the public waste disposal authority.

• Directory - Public waste management authorities and hazardous waste companies

Public waste management organization

• List - Public waste management authorities and hazardous waste companies

• § Section 13 of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG)
• § Section 20 of the Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act (KrWG)

• Removable used batteries must be disposed of separately.

• Informationen zu Elektro- und Elektronik-Altgeräten auf der Webseite des Bundesumweltministeriums
• Coordination of the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment in Germany
• Information on the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment

Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania