At VARTA, environmental protection is an integral part of corporate goals
Responsibility for the environment is manifested throughout the entire life cycle of our products. We place uncompromising demands on environmentally friendly development and manufacture and require our products to be safe and have a long service life, whereby sustainable disposal represents a key factor.
Please check the guidelines of your local municipality to ensure sustainable disposal of packaging and batteries:
Generic example
Adapt the packaging disposal example to your pack by identifying the code on the single components and the procedure on the following table:



Paper collection


Paper collection
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Paper collection
Plastic collection


Paper collection
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Plastic collection
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Paper collection
Plastic collection


Paper collection
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Plastic collection
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Paper collection


Paper collection
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Paper collection
Plastic collection


Paper collection
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Plastic collection
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Plastic collection
Plastic collection


Plastic collection
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Plastic collection
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Plastic collection


Plastic collection
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Plastic collection


Plastic collection
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Plastic collection
Plastic collection


Plastic collection
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Plastic collection
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Paper collection
Plastic collection


Paper collection
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Plastic collection
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Plastic collection
Please check your local municipal guidelines


Plastic collection
Paper collection
Plastic collection


Paper collection
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Plastic collection
Please check your local municipal guidelines


Paper collection
Plastic collection


Paper collection
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Plastic collection
Please check your local municipal guidelines


Paper collection
Plastic collection


Paper collection
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Plastic collection
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Plastic collection
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Paper collection


Paper collection
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Paper collection
Paper collection


Paper collection
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Paper collection
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Paper collection
Plastic collection


Paper collection
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Plastic collection
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Paper collection
Plastic collection


Paper collection
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Plastic collection
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Plastic collection


Plastic collection
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Plastic collection


Plastic collection
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Paper collection
Plastic collection


Paper collection
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Plastic collection
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Paper collection
Plastic collection


Paper collection
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Plastic collection
Please check your local municipal guidelinesMatch the battery recycling example to your used battery by identifying the strike out container and chemical mark on the product. Please follow the recycling procedure according to the guidelines of your local municipality.



The product should not be discarded as unsorted waste but must be sent to separate collection facilities for recovery and recycling.
Please check your local municipal guidelines.



The product should not be discarded as unsorted waste but must be sent to separate collection facilities for recovery and recycling.
Please check your local municipal guidelines.
Tape seal both terminals of Lithium cells prior to recycling!



The product should not be discarded as unsorted waste but must be sent to separate collection facilities for recovery and recycling.
Please check your local municipal guidelines.



The product should not be discarded as unsorted waste but must be sent to separate collection facilities for recovery and recycling.
For the classification of the pollutant content, the symbols Pb (lead), Cd (cadmium) and Hg (mercury) are located under the dustbin symbol.
Please check your local municipal guidelines.

Button Cell,
Lithium Coin


The product should not be discarded as unsorted waste but must be sent to separate collection facilities for recovery and recycling.
Please check your local municipal guidelines.
Tape seal both terminals of Lithium Coin cells prior to recycling!

Button Cell,
Alkaline


The product should not be discarded as unsorted waste but must be sent to separate collection facilities for recovery and recycling.
Please check your local municipal guidelines.

Watch Cell,
Silver Coin


The product should not be discarded as unsorted waste but must be sent to separate collection facilities for recovery and recycling.
Please check your local municipal guidelines.



The product should not be discarded as unsorted waste but must be sent to separate collection facilities for recovery and recycling.
For the classification of the pollutant content, the symbols Pb (lead), Cd (cadmium) and Hg (mercury) are located under the dustbin symbol.
Please check your local municipal guidelines.
Material overview

Symbol
1 PET
How to recycle the material?
Plastic collection
Please check your local municipal guidelines

Symbol
2 PE-HD / HDPE
How to recycle the material?
Plastic collection
Please check your local municipal guidelines

Symbol
3 PVC
How to recycle the material?
Plastic collection
Please check your local municipal guidelines

Symbol
4 PE-LD / LDPE
How to recycle the material?
Plastic collection
Please check your local municipal guidelines

Symbol
5 PP
How to recycle the material?
Plastic collection
Please check your local municipal guidelines

Symbol
6 PS
How to recycle the material?
Plastic collection
Please check your local municipal guidelines

Symbol
7 O (OTHER)
How to recycle the material?
Plastic collection
Please check your local municipal guidelines

Symbol
20 PAP
How to recycle the material?
Paper collection
Please check your local municipal guidelines

Symbol
21 PAP
How to recycle the material?
Paper collection
Please check your local municipal guidelines