Battery recycling rules in force for stores

New EU rules have come into force that require some stores selling batteries to provide in-store recycling bins.

Anyone selling more than 32kg a year - equivalent to one pack of four AA batteries a day - must comply as part of targets on cutting landfill.
Reported at:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8490175.stm

Bloggers note: This issue is made more urgent by the toxic chemicals in modern batteries including lead, cadmium etc which are poisons that remain in the environment whether they are oxidized or in the form of metals or related compounds. Compounds of Lead and Cadmium are toxic by definition and have a tendency to slowly build up in the body (often found in cases where children have become sick after ingesting flakes of lead based paint from old buildings).Lead poisoning

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