What to do with expired batteries?

[Tiberius]

HazardEx - Battery disposal laws

Send them back to the suppliers, apparently.

Are you ready for this, dealers?

Nick

 

[Alex728]

I think Wisper recover them and may even give a discount on new batteries for an old one.

There is cobalt, copper, nickel and iron in the lithium-ion batteries (but not lithium!) - they don't provide as much recoverable metal as other kinds but they do have some recycling value.

 

[Wisper Bikes]

Batteries

Hi Alex

Yes we give a £50.00 discount off a new battery when we receive the old battery.

We collect them for 12 months and our battery manufacturer collects them FOC from us for recycling, we don't get paid for the old batteries but try to be responsible in their collection and disposal.

Best regards David

 

[Barry Heaven]

Batteries regulations

These are requirements of the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009. The Environment Agency is the body charged with enforcing these. More on this at: Environment Agency - Batteries regulation

 

[jasono]

Yes we give a £50.00 discount off a new battery when we receive the old battery.
We collect them for 12 months and our battery manufacturer collects them FOC from us for recycling, we don't get paid for the old batteries but try to be responsible in their collection and disposal.

That's really good to hear David, nice to hear a company take such a responsible stance. Although hopefully it'll be a few years until I have to get a new one

 

[Northern Irelander]

Technically, the new regulations mean that companies should provide a way to recycle/retrieve them for free, same with white household and electrical goods suppliers.