Batteries - Revision history

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	[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Targets & Metrics]]		[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Targets & Metrics]]
	The macro battery and accumulator tonnage reported by [[DEFRA]] for the UK in 2020 was 1,213,111 tonnes <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data Digest of Waste Resources 2020]</ref>.		The macro battery and accumulator tonnage reported by [[DEFRA]] for the UK in 2020 was 1,213,111 tonnes <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data Digest of Waste Resources 2020]</ref>. In 2023 portable batteries represented c.19,000 tonnes collected for recycling out of c. 40,000 tonnes put on the market, around 1.5% of the total battery and accumulator tonnage reported in the macro figures..

	[[File:Batteries Picture.jpg\|300px\|left\|Picture of portable waste batteries - source sisw.org]]__TOC__		[[File:Batteries Picture.jpg\|300px\|left\|Picture of portable waste batteries - source sisw.org]]__TOC__

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	**484 tonnes were nickel/cadmium batteries (2%)		**484 tonnes were nickel/cadmium batteries (2%)
	**6,381 tonnes were other types of batteries (21%)		**6,381 tonnes were other types of batteries (21%)
	* 18,~~466~~ tonnes were delivered for [[treatment]] and battery evidence were accepted for a similar tonnage		* 18,967 tonnes were delivered for [[treatment]] and battery evidence were accepted for a similar tonnage
	* 45.88% UK collection rate achieved (in some previous years this target has not been met, for example in 2017 a 44.89% figure was achieved<ref> [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/concern-uk-struggle-battery-recycling-target/ Letsrecycle news item August 2018] </ref>.		* 45.0% UK collection rate achieved (in some previous years this target has not been met, for example in 2017 a 44.89% figure was achieved<ref> [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/concern-uk-struggle-battery-recycling-target/ Letsrecycle news item August 2018] </ref>.

	The macro numbers are therefore distorted by the broader category that it represents.		The macro numbers are therefore distorted by the broader category that it represents.

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	Guidance was issued in August 2022 on classifying portable and industrial batteries by the [[EA]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/classifying-portable-and-industrial-batteries</ref>.		Guidance was issued in August 2022 on classifying portable and industrial batteries by the [[EA]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/classifying-portable-and-industrial-batteries</ref>.

	The macro picture does not breakdown into the respective types of batteries but the National Packaging Waste Database<ref>https://npwd.environment-agency.gov.uk/Public/Batteries/PublishedReports.aspx</ref> reports the data for portable batteries and the performance against the UK collection rate target of 45%. In the most recently reported year ~~2021~~ for portable batteries the UK (~~which will be provisional until May 2022~~):		The macro picture does not breakdown into the respective types of batteries but the National Packaging Waste Database<ref>https://npwd.environment-agency.gov.uk/Public/Batteries/PublishedReports.aspx</ref> reports the data for portable batteries and the performance against the UK collection rate target of 45%. In the most recently reported year 2023 for portable batteries the UK (published June 2024):
	* 43,~~754~~ tonnes of portable batteries were placed on the market by ~~595~~ scheme members		* 39,978 tonnes of portable batteries were placed on the market by 627 scheme members
	* 18,~~292~~ tonnes of portable waste batteries were collected:		* 19,085 tonnes of portable waste batteries were collected:
	** 14,~~101~~ tonnes were lead/acid batteries (77%)		** 12,220 tonnes were lead/acid batteries (77%)
	**~~324~~ tonnes were nickel/cadmium batteries (2%)		**484 tonnes were nickel/cadmium batteries (2%)
	**3,~~867~~ tonnes were other types of batteries (21%)		**6,381 tonnes were other types of batteries (21%)
	* 18,466 tonnes were delivered for [[treatment]] and battery evidence were accepted for a similar tonnage		* 18,466 tonnes were delivered for [[treatment]] and battery evidence were accepted for a similar tonnage
	* 45.88% UK collection rate achieved (in some previous years this target has not been met, for example in 2017 a 44.89% figure was achieved<ref> [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/concern-uk-struggle-battery-recycling-target/ Letsrecycle news item August 2018] </ref>.		* 45.88% UK collection rate achieved (in some previous years this target has not been met, for example in 2017 a 44.89% figure was achieved<ref> [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/concern-uk-struggle-battery-recycling-target/ Letsrecycle news item August 2018] </ref>.

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 == Overview ==
 Manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers have an Extended [[Producer Responsibility]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/waste-batteries-producer-responsibility gov.uk website Waste batteries:producer responsibility]</ref> for [[Batteries]] in order to control their levels of mercury, cadmium and lead, assist their recycling through clear labelling and ensure that on disposal they are properly treated and recycled, rather than being sent for incineration or to landfill, both of which are illegal <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-batteries-and-waste-batteries gov.uk website: Regulations: batteries and waste batteries]</ref>
 The Regulations <ref> The underpinning legislation is: [[The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 (as amended)]] and the [[Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 (as amended)]] </ref> cover all batteries, regardless of whether they are in products and divided into:
 *A '''portable''' battery (sealed, weighs less than 4kg, not industrial or automotive, with a collection rate target of 45%)
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 *An '''automotive''' battery (used as automotive starter, lighting or ignition power)
 Guidance was issued in August 2022 on classifying portable and industrial batteries by the [[EA]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/classifying-portable-and-industrial-batteries</ref>.
 The macro picture does not breakdown into the respective types of batteries but the National Packaging Waste Database<ref>https://npwd.environment-agency.gov.uk/Public/Batteries/PublishedReports.aspx</ref> reports the data for portable batteries and the performance against the UK collection rate target of 45%. In the most recently reported year 2021 for portable batteries the UK (which will be provisional until May 2022):
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 * 45.88% UK collection rate achieved (in some previous years this target has not been met, for example in 2017 a 44.89% figure was achieved<ref> [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/concern-uk-struggle-battery-recycling-target/ Letsrecycle news item August 2018] </ref>.
-The macro numbers are therefore distorted by the broader category that it represents, and the tonnage in the following sections managed by local authorities represent around 10,000 tonnes out of around 17,000 tonnes (notwithstanding the difference in dates of the data reported).
+The macro numbers are therefore distorted by the broader category that it represents.
-== Automotive Batteries ==
+===Automotive Batteries===
 Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 5000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
 {{#clear_external_data:}}
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-== Post Consumer, Non-automotive Batteries ==
+===Post Consumer, Non-automotive Batteries===
 Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 1000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
 {{#clear_external_data:}}

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	*An '''industrial''' battery (designed exclusively for industrial or professional purposes, used as a source of power for propulsion in an electric or hybrid vehicle, unsealed but is not automotive, sealed but is not portable)		*An '''industrial''' battery (designed exclusively for industrial or professional purposes, used as a source of power for propulsion in an electric or hybrid vehicle, unsealed but is not automotive, sealed but is not portable)
	*An '''automotive''' battery (used as automotive starter, lighting or ignition power)		*An '''automotive''' battery (used as automotive starter, lighting or ignition power)
			Guidance was issued in August 2022 on classifying portable and industrial batteries by the [[EA]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/classifying-portable-and-industrial-batteries</ref>.

	The sections that follow on battery types only breakdown two types of batteries - representing that reported by [[WasteDataFlow]] managed by local authorities.		The sections that follow on battery types only breakdown two types of batteries - representing that reported by [[WasteDataFlow]] managed by local authorities.

Admin: /* Post Consumer, Non-automotive Batteries */

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Post Consumer, Non-automotive Batteries

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	== Post Consumer, Non-automotive Batteries ==		== Post Consumer, Non-automotive Batteries ==
	Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than ~~2000~~ tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.		Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 1000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
	{{#clear_external_data:}}		{{#clear_external_data:}}
	{{#get_db_data: db=disp \|from=disposal \|where=material='Post consumer, non automotive batteries' and tonnage >= ~~2000~~\|order by=tonnage desc\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}		{{#get_db_data: db=disp \|from=disposal \|where=material='Post consumer, non automotive batteries' and tonnage >= 1000\|order by=tonnage desc\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
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	! Authority		! Authority

Admin: /* Automotive Batteries */

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Automotive Batteries

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	== Automotive Batteries ==		== Automotive Batteries ==
	Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than ~~7500~~ tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.		Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 5000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
	{{#clear_external_data:}}		{{#clear_external_data:}}
	{{#get_db_data: db=disp \|from=disposal \|where=material='Automotive Batteries' and tonnage >= ~~7500~~\|order by=tonnage desc\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}		{{#get_db_data: db=disp \|from=disposal \|where=material='Automotive Batteries' and tonnage >= 5000\|order by=tonnage desc\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
	{\| class=wikitable		{\| class=wikitable
	! Authority		! Authority

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	Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 7500 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.		Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 7500 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
	{{#clear_external_data:}}		{{#clear_external_data:}}
	{{#get_db_data: db=disp \|from=disposal \|where=material='Automotive Batteries' and tonnage >= 7500\|order by=tonnage desc\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}		{{#get_db_data: db=disp \|from=disposal \|where=material='Automotive Batteries' and tonnage >= 7500\|order by=tonnage desc\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
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	! Material		! Material
	! Tonnes		! Tonnes
	{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}		! Reporting Period
			{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
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	Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.		Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
	{{#clear_external_data:}}		{{#clear_external_data:}}
	{{#get_db_data: db=disp \|from=disposal \|where=material='Post consumer, non automotive batteries' and tonnage >= 2000\|order by=tonnage desc\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}		{{#get_db_data: db=disp \|from=disposal \|where=material='Post consumer, non automotive batteries' and tonnage >= 2000\|order by=tonnage desc\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
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	! Material		! Material
	! Tonnes		! Tonnes
	{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}		! Reporting Period
			{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎\|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
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	== References ==		== References ==

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	The Regulations <ref> The underpinning legislation is: [[The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 (as amended)]] and the [[Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 (as amended)]] </ref> cover all batteries, regardless of whether they are in products and divided into:		The Regulations <ref> The underpinning legislation is: [[The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 (as amended)]] and the [[Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 (as amended)]] </ref> cover all batteries, regardless of whether they are in products and divided into:
	*A '''portable''' battery (sealed, weighs less than 4kg, not industrial or automotive)		*A '''portable''' battery (sealed, weighs less than 4kg, not industrial or automotive, with a collection rate target of 45%)
	*An '''industrial''' battery (designed exclusively for industrial or professional purposes, used as a source of power for propulsion in an electric or hybrid vehicle, unsealed but is not automotive, sealed but is not portable)		*An '''industrial''' battery (designed exclusively for industrial or professional purposes, used as a source of power for propulsion in an electric or hybrid vehicle, unsealed but is not automotive, sealed but is not portable)
	*An '''automotive''' battery (used as automotive starter, lighting or ignition power)		*An '''automotive''' battery (used as automotive starter, lighting or ignition power)
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	The macro picture does not breakdown into the respective types of batteries but ~~recent~~ reports <ref> [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/concern-uk-struggle-battery-recycling-target/ Letsrecycle news item August 2018] </ref> ~~suggest that 17,427 tonnes of batteries were collected in 2017 achieving a 44.89% collection rate against the 45% collection target with a high reliance on lead acid batteries~~.		The macro picture does not breakdown into the respective types of batteries but the National Packaging Waste Database<ref>https://npwd.environment-agency.gov.uk/Public/Batteries/PublishedReports.aspx</ref> reports the data for portable batteries and the performance against the UK collection rate target of 45%. In the most recently reported year 2021 for portable batteries the UK (which will be provisional until May 2022):
			* 43,754 tonnes of portable batteries were placed on the market by 595 scheme members
			* 18,292 tonnes of portable waste batteries were collected:
			** 14,101 tonnes were lead/acid batteries (77%)
			**324 tonnes were nickel/cadmium batteries (2%)
			**3,867 tonnes were other types of batteries (21%)
			* 18,466 tonnes were delivered for [[treatment]] and battery evidence were accepted for a similar tonnage
			* 45.88% UK collection rate achieved (in some previous years this target has not been met, for example in 2017 a 44.89% figure was achieved<ref> [https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/concern-uk-struggle-battery-recycling-target/ Letsrecycle news item August 2018] </ref>.

	The macro numbers are therefore distorted by the broader category that it represents, and the tonnage in the following sections managed by local authorities represent around 10,000 tonnes out of around 17,000 tonnes (notwithstanding the difference in dates of the data reported).		The macro numbers are therefore distorted by the broader category that it represents, and the tonnage in the following sections managed by local authorities represent around 10,000 tonnes out of around 17,000 tonnes (notwithstanding the difference in dates of the data reported).