Article 20Information for end-users
1
Member States shall ensure, in particular through information campaigns, that end-users are fully informed of:
a
the potential effects on the environment and human health of the substances used in batteries and accumulators;
b
the desirability of not disposing of waste batteries and accumulators as unsorted municipal waste and of participating in their separate collection so as to facilitate treatment and recycling;
c
the collection and recycling schemes available to them;
d
their role in contributing to the recycling of waste batteries and accumulators;
e
the meaning of the symbol of the crossed-out wheeled bin shown in Annex II and the chemical symbols Hg, Cd and Pb.
2
Member States may require economic operators to provide some or all of the information referred to in paragraph 1.
3
Where Member States require distributors to take back waste portable batteries and accumulators pursuant to Article 8, they shall ensure that such distributors inform end-users about the possibility of discarding waste portable batteries or accumulators at their sales points.