Commercial Battery Collection & Recycling Services

Whether your commercial business generates small volumes of battery waste or requires bulk battery recycling services, Wastecare can provide a bespoke collection solution for your business.

Our battery recycling services support business organisations across a wide range of sectors, including:

• Manufacturing and industrial facilities
• Warehousing and logistics operations
• Retail chains and supermarkets
• Office and corporate environments
• Local authorities
• Schools, colleges and universities
• Healthcare providers
• Facilities management companies
• Electrical contractors
• Automotive businesses

Each business sector generates its own mix of battery waste. Warehousing, logistics and automotive businesses often rely on bulk lead acid collections from vehicles and forklifts, while electrical contractors and industrial facilities more commonly deal with lithium industrial and Ni-Cd batteries from power tools and equipment. Retail, office and healthcare environments typically generate higher volumes of portable alkaline and portable lithium waste from everyday devices, and local authorities, schools and FM companies often need a single collection partner capable of managing several battery types across multiple sites.

With over 30,000 collection points nationwide and a licensed facility built to handle every battery type, Wastecare supports a broad range of businesses with battery waste. Contact our team and we will provide a solution.

As the UK’s largest collector and recycler of batteries, Wastecare helps businesses meet their legal obligations under battery producer responsibility regulations. Through membership of our Battery Producer Compliance Scheme, businesses placing batteries on the UK market can satisfy their recycling obligations without the administrative burden of managing compliance in-house.

For businesses sourcing evidence elsewhere, we also pass on any third-party EA-recognised evidence made available to us, at cost. Whether you’re already part of a compliance scheme or unsure if your business has an obligation, our team can review your position and advise on the right route forward.

Wastecare’s specialist & licensed treatment and recycling facility is built to handle high-volume battery waste and hazardous waste from businesses operating across single or multiple sites, with a 25,000 tonne annual capacity for portable battery recycling. This scale allows us to offer cost-efficient bulk collections for businesses generating consistent battery waste, rather than ad-hoc, small-volume pickups.

As capacity is fulfilled, our facility will be capable of recycling 100% of the UK’s spent alkaline and zinc carbon battery waste, giving business customers confidence in long-term, large-scale recycling capability. For businesses with mixed battery streams, our facility also pre-treats lithium, nickel cadmium, lead and mercury-containing batteries ahead of pyro recovery, meaning multiple waste types can be consolidated into a single licensed partner.