Batteries: Difference between revisions

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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:

*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 '''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).

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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:
-*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 '''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).