How should accumulator battery be sorted?

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Accumulator battery should be sorted as:

Whole item

Batteries / Batterier

Larger batteries

Recycling centre / Genbrugsplads

About this item

Accumulator batteries and larger rechargeable batteries should be handed in as battery waste through an approved collection point. Never put them in residual waste.

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