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The 4kg weight limit for portable batteries, introduced by the Government last January, is having a marked impact on battery producers and battery recycling generally. After over two years of deliberation, the Government introduced a weight limit of 4kg for all types of portable batteries, including sealed lead acid batteries. This limit came into force…
Responsibility for UK government policy around waste batteries, WEEE and end of life vehicles (ELV) and tyres will be handled by Defra, senior ministers have announced. The WEEE, batteries and ELV briefs had previously been overseen by the Environmental Regulation team, a unit within the Department for Business (BIS), but from today the team has…
On the 29th February, the EA released the latest battery recycling data for quarter 4 of 2015. The data shows that all the compliance schemes had collected sufficient batteries to meet their obligations. However, there is currently a small shortfall for the UK as a whole due the tonnage required for small producers. The collection…
Alessandro Volta invented the battery in 1800 (the Voltaic Pile) leading to Alessandro being made a count by Napoleon Bonaparte due to his world changing invention. Following on from Alessandros invention, batteries evolved further when in 1899 French physicist Gaston Plante invented the rechargeable battery. Where would we be today without these life changing inventions?…
As Christmas approaches the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is warning young families of the danger of lithium button batteries to children. The festive period can typically see a rise in the number of these small, button-shaped batteries introduced to the home as they are contained in children’s toys, musical Christmas cards,…
Dave Reynolds has recently returned from the 20th International Congress on Battery Recycling in Montreux, Switzerland. The event was a great opportunity for networking with researchers, customers and recyclers and Dave was proud to deliver a presentation to the 200 delegates on Wednesday afternoon. This included a brief introduction to BatteryBack followed by the challenges…
The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 states domestic batteries that can be carried by an “average natural person without difficulty” are deemed portable if they are not already classified as automotive or industrial. Since the battery recycling regulations came into force, Britain has been recycling more portable Lead acid batteries than it produces. Following…
An online trading company, Babz Media operating from Perivale, London has become the first business to be prosecuted for breaching the battery recycling regulations. And, the company has also been fined for non-compliance with producer responsibility legislation covering packaging and WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment). The company pleaded guilty on 6th August 2015 at…
The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 states batteries that can be carried by an “average natural person without difficulty” are deemed portable if they are not already classified as automotive or industrial. Britain has been recycling more portable lead acid batteries than it produces. Following a two year consultation period, Government guidance is changing….
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are inviting views on the Government’s proposed changes to the producer responsibility regimes for batteries and packaging across the UK. Changes are being proposed to the following: * The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 * Producer Responsibility Obligation (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 * Producer Responsibility Obligations…
