NEW LEGAL OBLIGATIONS FOR BATTERY RECYCLING

Do you know if you have a legal obligation?

Are you confused by the Battery Regulations?

BRS CAN GIVE YOU THE GUIDANCE YOU NEED

 

About the Battery Regulations

The Battery Regulations result from a European Directive and were transposed into UK law on 5 May 2009. These regulations fall into the producer responsibility category. This means that certain businesses placing batteries on the market will be required to finance the collection, treatment and environmentally safe disposal when batteries reach the end of their life. Many more businesses will be required to register with one of the Environmental Agencies or take back used batteries in their shops.

We are concerned with the 'portable batteries' used in normal domestic and business appliances, games and toys etc. Industrial and automotive batteries are a specialist segment of the market that we are not dealing with here.

At present 97% of UK portable batteries are not recycled. The regulations have been brought in to increase this dramatically with recycling targets of 25% by 2012 and then 45% by 2016. This means that over 500 million batteries must be recycled within the next seven years.

The BRS scheme is a service offered by The Wastepack Group, experts in recycling law compliance, and gives you access to a number of services to help meet the Battery Regulations.

IF YOU ARE OBLIGATED YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN ACTION BY OCTOBER 2009

ARE YOU OBLIGATED?

You may have obligations under the Battery Regulations and will have to register with a Regulatory Agency if:

• You are a UK manufacturer of batteries and place them on the UK market
• You are a UK manufacturer of electrical products which include batteries that you have imported and which you place on the UK market
• You are a business with a UK presence that imports batteries into the UK and then places them on the market for the first time
• You are a business with a UK presence which imports into the UK electrical products which include batteries and then places them on the market for the first time
• You are a retailer selling more than 32 kilos of batteries annually in which case you must provide free in-store take-back of used batteries

HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

• Advise on whether you have recycling obligations or just need to register with a Regulatory Agency
• Give you access to our dedicated helpline and email facility
• Help prepare your information and data submission to a Regulatory Agency
• Register you with the appropriate Agency through our unique check and send service
• Introduce you to an approved recycling scheme if you have recycling obligations
• Bring you peace of mind on the regulatory position and ensure that your business practice is environmentally sound
• Send you regular bulletins with information updates
• Help and advise you on other aspects of producer responsibility
• Provide battery take-back collection services to obligated retailers

CONTACT US NOW - YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN ACTION BY OCTOBER 2009