Battery producers to recycle

Posted on 4 Jan 2010 by The Manufacturer

New legislation, designed to ensure that all waste industrial and automotive batteries are recycled in the future, is now in effect.

The legislation which came in to effect on 1 January requires producers of industrial and automotive batteries to arrange the collection, treatment and recycling of such batteries, free of charge, if requested by business end-users and final holders. The new rules require any persons placing batteries on the market to register as a producer of…

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