Extension to battery recycling scheme
We’ve mentioned the UKs abysmal performance at battery recycling a couple of times before so I pleased to read this morning that battery collection schemes are to become more widespread. The extension, announced by Waste and Resources Action Programme, will bring battery collections to a total of 750000 households (still quite a few to go obviously). It has to be said that changes to the design of personal electronics from using disposable batteries to rechargeable packs have significantly decreased the number of batteries that I get through a year but recycling schemes for the remainder are still inaccessible (or very badly publicised). With an EU target of 25% of batteries recycled by 2012 we can hopefully expect to see more announcements of this sort.
Via HippyShopper.