Batteries Regulations
Responsible Body:
Environment Agency
Summary:
The Batteries Regulations affect any business that uses, produces, supplies or disposes of batteries, as well as any business that manufactures or designs battery-powered products. The regulations aim to improve recycling rates.
Environment Agency
Summary:
The Batteries Regulations affect any business that uses, produces, supplies or disposes of batteries, as well as any business that manufactures or designs battery-powered products. The regulations aim to improve recycling rates.
Key Requirements:
The Batteries Regulations affect:
Manufacturers;
Importers;
Distributors;
End-users (virtually every business in the UK);
Businesses involved in treating and recycling waste batteries;
Vehicle sales and maintenance businesses.
They contain requirements on collecting, treating and recycling waste batteries as follows:
Producers must collect data on the amount of batteries placed on the market;
Battery sellers (of 32kg or more of household batteries) will have to take back these batteries in-store, free of charge, when they become waste; and
Battery users will be encouraged to separate their waste batteries to help treatment and recycling and will be informed about collection and recycling schemes.
Manufacturers;
Importers;
Distributors;
End-users (virtually every business in the UK);
Businesses involved in treating and recycling waste batteries;
Vehicle sales and maintenance businesses.
They contain requirements on collecting, treating and recycling waste batteries as follows:
Producers must collect data on the amount of batteries placed on the market;
Battery sellers (of 32kg or more of household batteries) will have to take back these batteries in-store, free of charge, when they become waste; and
Battery users will be encouraged to separate their waste batteries to help treatment and recycling and will be informed about collection and recycling schemes.
Penalties & Implications of non-compliance:
Failure to comply is an offence and may incur a fine.
Further Information:
NetRegs: http://www.netregs.gov.uk
Failure to comply is an offence and may incur a fine.
Further Information:
NetRegs: http://www.netregs.gov.uk