One of the requirements of the EU Batteries and Accumulators Directive 2006/66/EC was the need for Producers to ensure that any automotive or portable batteries, placed on the market, should display a capacity label by 26 September 2009.
BIS recently confirmed that this deadline had been extended and…
The Environment Agency has released figures showing that at least 9.56% of batteries were recycled in the UK in 2010, narrowly missing the unofficial 10% target (comparative to the number of batteries put on the market in 2009). However it has since come to light that the figures from…
Figures published by the Environment Agency show that the proportion of waste batteries collected for recycling in the UK rose from 9.15% in the first quarter of 2010 to 16.15% in the subsequent quarter.
The UK is therefore on track to achieve its first interim target to collect…
The European Council of Ministers has published the text of an EU regulation setting out the labelling requirements that display the charge capacity of automotive and rechargeable batteries.
A reduction in waste quantities could be obtained by increasing the average life-span of rechargeable batteries as would choosing the appropriate…
The European Commission (EC) has launched a consultation that will consider a ban on cadmium in batteries for cordless power tools such as electric drills. Currently, such tools are exempt from restrictions under the batteries directive.
The directive bans the sale of batteries containing 0.002% or more of cadmium…
The European Commission has circulated its proposals for the capacity marking of rechargeable, or secondary, portable batteries. For an updatede Guide to the New Battery Directive click here Directive Decoder…
The European Commission (EC) has circulated its proposals for the capacity marking of rechargeable, or secondary, portable batteries. Currently there are no proposals for capacity labelling of primary batteries and the commission has not indicated when proposals are likely to be published for these.
The EC was originally due to…
The Environment Agency is urging more small businesses that make, import or sell batteries and battery-operated equipment from torches to toys to ensure they comply with new regulations aimed at reducing the environmental impact of batteries.
By now any business who placed batteries for the first time on the…