Ratios _taux De Recyclage Batteries Uk Sp Be _uk2007

How does the UK compare with the rest of Europe? Is the UK making good progress towards the EU batteries directive requirements? The UK lags behind most of our European neighbours with a collection rate of between 0.5% and 2% of waste batteries collected for recycling. Other countries are achieving much higher rates (based on 2002 figure) of between 14% in Spain and 59% in Belgium. There is currently little incentive on “producers” who place batteries on the UK market (which is not the same as manufacturers) to fund improvements until the targets in the forthcoming EU Batteries Directive are agreed and enshrined in law in the UK.