Waste Battery Regulations

Under the Wast Battery Regulations The Battery Shop UK Ltd are now offering a take back scheme for all portable waste batteries
You can return your waste batteries to our business premises in person (please do not post)
Alternativly you can find your local waste portable battery recycling facility at www.recyclenow.com
Most Supermarkets and shops that sell batteries will have collection bins for used batteries, and some town halls, librarts or schools may also set up collection points. End-Users may fin stores in their local area more accessible.

WEEE Regulations - Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Goods
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is now UK law. The legislation aims to make producers pay for the collection, treatment and recovery of waste electrical equipment. The regulations also mean that suppliers of equipment like high street shops and internet retailers must allow consumers to return their waste equipment free of charge.

The amount of WEEE we throw away is increasing by around 5% each year, making it the fastest growing waste stream in the UK. 
 Much of the UK's WEEE ends up in landfill, where the lead and other toxins it contains can cause soil and water contamination. This can have a harmful effect on natural habitat, wildlife and also human health.
Many electrical items that we throw away can be repaired or recycled. Recycling items helps to save our natural finite resources and also reduces the environmental and health risks associated with sending electrical goods to landfill.
Distributors of new Electric and Electronic Equipment (EEE) have a part to play in reducing the amount of WEEE going into landfill sites.

The Battery Shop UK Ltd is obliged under these regulations to offer our customers free take-back of their WEEE on a like-for-like basis when they buy a new Electrical or Electronic product from us.
For example, if a customer bought a new battery charger from us we would accept their old battery charger and prevent it going into a landfill site by disposing of it safely. Customers must return their WEEE item to us within 28 days of purchasing their new item. Please contact us using our using our Contact Us form for a returns code before sending items back to us. Please note that the cost of returning items to our premises is borne by the customer.

Under the WEEE Regulations, all new electrical goods should now be marked with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol shown below:

Goods are marked with this symbol to show that they were produced after 13th August 2005, and should be disposed of separately from normal household waste so that they can be recycled.
The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009
Under The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 we are able to offer to accept back your waste portable batteries for disposal. Please note that you must not send used batteries through the post, however you can bring them to us at:

The Battery Shop
Unit 20 Orbit Centre
Ashworth Road
Swindon
SN5 7YG

You can locate your local waste disposal site via your local council website or through websites such as www.recyclenow.co.uk or www.recyclemore.co.uk.

INDUSTRIAL BATTERY Disposal / Recycling

We are able to recycle / dispose of industrial batteries such as VRLA, SLA, Alarm batteries, UPS Batteries, Car, Van, Commercial, Motorbike batteries etc at our shop regardless of wether they were originaly bought from us or not for more information on this service contact us on 01793 421509

For industrial Lead based batteries : we offer to dispose of SLA, VRLA, Car, Van and other Lead based batteries free of charge.
For industrial Ni-Cd / Ni-Mh : We are able to dispose of Ni-Cd, Ni-Mh batteries however there is a charge for this service which currently £3 per KG