Waste batteries
Regulations covering collecting, recycling and reprocessing portable batteries came into force on 1 February 2010.
The public can return waste batteries to any shop that sells portable batteries (except small retailers who sell less than 32 kg of batteries a year). Flintshire County Council has collection points at their Recycling Parks.
www.netregs.gov.uk
May 15th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Can you provide more information on this? cheers
August 18th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Hello Cittaslow MOLD
As a former electrical retailer who sold batteries around N Wales by the ton(!) I heartily endorse any move to have them properly disposed of when depleted. Modern batteries, of the type that power our everyday gadgets are very efficient because of the exotic materials they are made of -but they all fail at some time. Most of these materials are quite safe whilst they are in the battery but constituents like MERCURY, LITHIUM and CADMIUM are EXTREMELY TOXIC and dangerous to human health should they leak out after careless disposal and subsequently find their way into the food-chain. Look out for the used-battery disposal bins that are appearing in the bigger stores -especially supermarkets. The new Lidl store in Mold has one located on the customer check-out shelf.
JB’s teckie tips:
(1) Time-expired mobile phones and laptops -as well as power tools-invariably have a chunky battery as part of the casing. This can be usually be easily unclipped for proper disposal.
(2) Miniature devices -such as torches and keyfobs and remotes often use “button” cells. Don’t leave them around for kids or pets to swallow!
(3) For everyday, “single-cell” AA,AAA types think about switching to RECHARGEABLE batteries. Buy good quality ones and you can expect 200/300 recharge cycles.
(4) Dont just “throw away” batteries -and never put them on a fire (they are likely to explode violently)
Pass this info on to neighbours, friends and children. Everyone in our community needs to be aware of the danger of careless disposal. Each of us must do our bit.