ANS:D - Battery

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

There are three types of batteries that are covered under these Regulations:

Portable batteries (including those found in blister packs used in household applicances, toys, mobile phones, remote controls, button cells used in cameras, watches etc. ).

Industrial batteries (including those used in forklift trucks, electric pallet trucks, electric vehicles and golf buggies) and Automotive batteries (ignition/starter batteries in cars, vans, trucks and boats).

End-users of batteries can dispose of spent batteries in the following ways:

Return them to any retailer selling equivalent types of batteries i.e. retailers of car batteries do not have to accept portable batteries if they don't sell them. You do not need to buy new batteries in order to return waste batteries to your local retailer.

Portable waste batteries can also be taken to your local civic amenity site free of charge.

Waste batteries must be separately collected for recycling and recovery of resources and the producer is responsible for arranging and financing this. They must not be disposed of in general refuse or mixed waste streams and free take-back must be provided to all end-users. This applies to both household and non-household end-users. A system for the free take-back of waste batteries from the household waste stream is well established through retail outlets and civic amenity (helping, services, facilities) sites.