Battery and waste equipment notices

This translation is for information; the German version is binding.

Last updated: 29.10.2026

1. Batteries and accumulators

We sell batteries, for example starter batteries for motorcycles, scooters and quads. Under the German Battery Act (BattDG) and the EU Batteries Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542) we are required to inform you as follows.

Returning batteries is mandatory and free of charge

Waste batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. You are legally obliged to return waste batteries separately from household waste. This is the only way to recover the raw materials they contain and to dispose of pollutants safely.

We take back waste batteries of the kind we sell or have sold as new batteries free of charge in our shop:

Motorrad-Henkel
Hauptstraße 2c
98529 Suhl
Germany

You can return them during our opening hours:

You can also return waste batteries free of charge at municipal collection points (recycling centres). Portable waste batteries such as button cells are also taken back by every shop that sells portable batteries.

Please do not send old starter batteries or lithium batteries to us by post for disposal. Their shipment is subject to dangerous goods rules. Please hand these batteries in at our shop in Suhl or at a collection point. This does not affect your statutory right of withdrawal for newly purchased batteries.

What you can do

• Use them for longer: Charge starter batteries correctly, avoid deep discharge and keep the battery in shape with a suitable maintenance charger during longer idle periods, such as winter. A well-kept battery lasts considerably longer and saves waste.
• Store and hand in safely: Store waste batteries in a dry, cool place, protected against short circuits. Tape over the terminals of lithium batteries. Damaged, swollen or hot lithium batteries can catch fire: keep them away from flammable materials, transport them separately and take them to a collection point as soon as possible.
• Remove batteries: Before disposing of electrical devices, remove batteries and accumulators if this is possible without destroying the device, and hand them in separately.

Why waste batteries do not belong in household waste

Batteries can contain pollutants such as lead, cadmium, mercury or acid. If they end up in household waste or the environment, these substances can contaminate soil and water and endanger human health. Lithium batteries repeatedly cause fires in household waste and refuse vehicles. With proper disposal, lead, lithium and other raw materials are recovered.

Meaning of the symbols

The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol on batteries, accumulators or their packaging means that the battery must not be disposed of with household waste but must be collected separately.

If a chemical symbol appears below the bin, the battery contains that substance:

Symbol	Meaning
Pb	The battery contains lead.
Cd	The battery contains cadmium.
Hg	The battery contains mercury.

2. Waste electrical and electronic equipment

We also sell electrical equipment, for example chargers, lighting and electronic accessories.

• Not in household waste: Waste electrical equipment must be disposed of separately from household waste. The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol on the device indicates this.
• Remove batteries and lamps first: Waste batteries and accumulators that are not permanently built into the device, and lamps that can be removed without being destroyed, must be removed before you hand in the device and disposed of separately. Please note the advice on lithium batteries above.
• Return: You can hand in waste equipment free of charge at municipal collection points (recycling centres). Retailers with a sales area for electrical equipment of at least 400 square metres, and food retailers with a total sales area of at least 800 square metres that regularly offer electrical equipment, are obliged to take it back; for mail-order retailers, the storage and shipping areas count.
• Delete personal data: You are responsible for deleting personal data on waste equipment, such as navigation devices, before handing it in.

3. Waste oil

If you buy engine or gear oil from us, we take back used oil free of charge up to the quantity of oil purchased, as well as the oil filters and oily waste produced during an oil change (Section 8 of the German Waste Oil Ordinance).

Collection point: workshop of Motorrad-Henkel, Hauptstraße 2c, 98529 Suhl, Germany, during the opening hours shown above.

Please bring your proof of purchase. The waste oil must not be mixed with other substances; we cannot accept contaminated oil free of charge.