020 7001 600023rd September 2011:
As part of its wide range of solutions Bywaters offers a recycling service for household batteries in line with the European Batteries Directive.
The "Batteries Directive" is aimed at reducing the quantity of batteries going to landfill and increasing the recycling and recovery of these resources.
The Directive applies to all types of batteries, and it sets targets for the collection and recycling of transportable, industrial and automotive batteries. Facilities Managers will be primarily affected by the targets for transportable batteries; 25% of which are to be recycled by September 2012 and 45% to be recycled by September 2016.
Batteries must be treated as a separate individual waste stream and it is illegal to place batteries in the general waste. Use and disposal of batteries should be in line with the resource hierarchy of reduce, reuse and recycle.
We provide a range of services which assist customers achieve compliance with the Directive's regulations. Battery recycling is easy with the battery box and tube, durable compact containers for recycling portable batteries.
For more information about this service, please contact us on 020 7001 6000 or recycle@bywaters.co.uk
