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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>. | |||
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== Macro Tonnages == | |||
The most recent information published by DEFRA <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data Digest of Waste Resources 2020]</ref> is summarized below, showing 1,213,111 tonnes of batteries and accumulators generated in the UK in 2020 and is part of the broader tonnage summarised in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]: | |||
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== Overview == | == 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> | 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> | ||
==Categories== | |||
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, with a collection rate target of 45%) | *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) | *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>. | 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 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>. | * 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 | The macro numbers are therefore distorted by the broader category that it represents. | ||
==Local Authority Tonnage== | |||
The following headers below only capture significant tonnage collected and reported by [[Locla Authority|local authorities]] through [[WasteDataFlow]]. | |||
== 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. | Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 5000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | ||
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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. | Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 1000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | ||
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