New Year Comes With New Battery Recycling Laws for U.K

When the clock strikes 12:00 a.m. in the U.K. onnow be met by the producers.”
Dec. 31, manufacturers of automotive andThe new law will help ease concerns about the
industrial batteries in the U.K. will becomesustainability of automotive batteries as
responsible to arrange the collection, treatmentcar-makers become increasingly dependant on
and recycling of such batteries, free of charge, ifthem as a primary source for powering their cars.
requested by business end-users and final holders.The U.K. has been tightening regulations on
The new regulations will also require batterybattery recycling overall in recent years and has
manufacturers to register as battery makers andvery ambitious goals for ensuring that batteries of
to report on waste batteries collected and sentall shapes, sizes and chemistry’s end up being
for recycling.recycled and kept from finding their way into
“These regulations are designed tolandfills.
complement the excellent recycling ratesThe new law will help ease concerns about the
traditionally achieved for industrial and automotivesustainability of automotive batteries as
batteries,” said Ian Lucas, Minister for Businesscar-makers become increasingly dependant on
and Regulatory Reform. “In simple terms,them as a primary source for powering their cars.
business users of industrial batteries, and finalThe U.K. has been tightening regulations on
holders of automotive batteries, such as garages,battery recycling overall in recent years and has
End-of-Life Vehicle authorised treatment facilities,very ambitious goals for ensuring that batteries of
and Civic Amenity site operators, will no longer beall shapes, sizes and chemistry’s end up being
faced with the costs that may be incurredrecycled and kept from finding their way into
through recycling scrap batteries. These costs willlandfills.