15 January 2011

Half the population have never recycled a battery
Half the population have never recycled a household battery, with many saying they just don't know where to take them, according to the European Recycling Platfrom (ERP).

Around 40% of batteries are sold at Christmas - that's about 10 per person. It's not surprising then that the beginning of a new year is when hundreds of tonnes of used batteries could be making their way to landfill.

Which? batteries expert Hazel Cottrell says: 'When batteries end up in landfill they leak dangerous chemicals. ERP says that in 2009 only 2% of batteries were recycled, so it's really important we all recycle more of them.'

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