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Recycling your batteries just got easier
7:50pm Monday 1st February 2010
PEOPLE in Somerset should find it easier to recycle household batteries, according to waste bosses in the county.
Somerset Waste Partnership says that from February 1, under the new EU Batteries Directive, any retailer that sells more than 32kg of household batteries per year, or around 320 packs of AA batteries, will provide a collection or “take-back” point. That will include supermarkets and many larger shops and newsagents. Steve Read, managing director of Somerset Waste Partnership, said: “In the UK we only recycle around 3% of all household batteries sold.
“That means millions of batteries every year are disposed of with domestic refuse and buried in landfill sites. Batteries contain toxic and hazardous materials that can leak into the environment as they degrade, if not disposed of carefully. This new scheme is a welcome step forward in tackling the problem.”
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souwesterly, Priorswood, Taunton says...
11:04am Sun 7 Feb 10
How many batteries does the average household chuck out each week?
Not that many.
So, if the recycle lorry collected them on its rounds, it's hardly likely that their vehicle would be overloaded with the things. A small bucketful perhaps per round per week.
Oh no! Would that mean we'd all be given little containers into which to seperate our batteries - as well?
I'm losing count of how many recycle bins I have!
Dick Turpin Works For Council, Ilminster says...
10:50pm Sun 7 Feb 10
blackmasquerade, Taunton says...
3:18am Mon 8 Feb 10
Enough's enough and TDBC can shove their green bin where the sun don't shine. Gonna let my grass grow and get some sheep instead I reckon!
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somertel, Bridgwater says...
12:13pm Tue 2 Feb 10