What do the environmental symbols on battery packaging mean?

The official recycling symbol is the circle with 3 round arrows. Batteries that still contain heavy metals are covered by European Directive 157 and must be marked with a special logo (crossed-out wheelie garbage can). These logos should encourage consumers to return the battery instead of simply throwing it away in the garbage garbage can.

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