Your responsibilities
Producers of portable batteries, vehicle batteries and industrial batteries are legally required to coordinate and fund the collection and recycling of waste batteries.
A producer in the sense of § 13 a AWG (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz – Waste Management Act) is
- any person established in Austria who places batteries or accumulators, including batteries or accumulators integrated in devices or vehicles, on the Austrian market for the first time, regardless of the sales method (including distance selling).
According to the Battery Directive, producers of portable and vehicle batteries have to fulfil their take-back obligation by joining a compliance scheme like ERP, producers of industrial batteries can meet their obligations this way.