New battery recycling scheme

[captain nodge]

As from 1st feb 2010 all shops that sell 32kgs or more of household batteries
have to provide free recycling points for used batteries.
Not before time as millions of these have gone into landfill leaching out there dangerous heavy metals, good news this

[And]

Good news, but as you say this is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy overdue. Eighteen years ago I worked in a NAAFI shop in Germany, where we had a modified wheelie bin for customers to deposit used batteries as we had to comply with local legislation.
Even if that legislatiion was relatively new then, that still makes the UK twenty years behind the times.
I wonder how many retailers will claim they don't sell 32kg worth of batteries per annum to try and duck under this?

[captain nodge]

yes i wondered that,i also wondered how there going to avoid the fire hazard problem, i mean probly 99% of the times it would be ok but to just chuck a load of batts in a container sounds a bit dodgey to me, even flat batts have a volts potential and it only takes a short out,
The scheme will probly be more adhered to by the likes of the major supermarkets,
i cant see your average corner shop taking part, also whats going to happen to all the cordless equipment batts that get discarded? that would mean tool shops would have to take part, anyway its a step in the rite direction thanks to Hilary Benn i think, as well as all those campainers, expect also they will be sent to China or India for recycling!!!!!!!

[captain nodge]

The batteries i mean,not the campainers lol

[loripo]

Our local council have 'bins' in the libraries for batteries. They don't specify the type etc that can be placed there - also I've no idea what they do with them after that. Will have to find out.

[Paul mabbott]

Yes, that's good news. It has long been a problem for us - small batteries in particular. I used to recharge those that could be recharged but it got so confusing: some in charger type a, others type b, others dispose of at special facilities, others in the bin. I've tended to end up with a big pile of often corroding batteries .....
I can always get a good crop clearing the tables and floor in the lads rooms (ipods &c!) but I do it as well: doesn't the TV remote always lose power just as you want to turn over to 'Match of the Day'!
So basically we should just be able to take these back to a supermarket or electronics store?

[captain nodge]

Yeah esp the big players, not going to mention any names but one begins with S, and the other T, So save em up and ship em out lol

[Keith Talbot]

Originally Posted by captain nodge

i cant see your average corner shop taking part

I work in a ' small ' independent electrical shop and we ordered our bins yesterday

You dont have to sell 32kg to do it,any shop selling batteries can do it no matter how big or small,

And whats more suprising is that we've found a company that will collect our old batteries for free! most collection firms are charging and that is what will put smaller shops off.

[captain nodge]

Originally Posted by Keith Talbot

I work in a ' small ' independent electrical shop and we ordered our bins yesterday

You dont have to sell 32kg to do it,any shop selling batteries can do it no matter how big or small,

And whats more suprising is that we've found a company that will collect our old batteries for free! most collection firms are charging and that is what will put smaller shops off.

Ah well thats brilliant news, the 32kg came straight out of the horses mouth so to speak Mr Hilary Benn,

[tom00_uk]

we have had our batts collected by the council via the kerb side collection for a number of years. you have not supposed to be binning them for ages and should have taken them to the designated point in the hazardous waste area of the local refuse collection point.

but most folk will just chuck things out with out ever thinking about that