RESERVED AREA
Batteries and Accumulators
Recycling Batteries and Accumulators
Batteries and Accumulators Waste
Waste of Batteries and Accumulators (WBA) are waste deriving from batteries or accumulators that have reached the end of their life.
The Battery or Accumulator is a source of electrical energy obtained by direct transformation of chemical energy, consisting of one or more primary elements (non-rechargeable) or consisting of one or more secondary elements (rechargeable).
ERP recipients
Companies that produce or import equipment and products such as –
electrical or IT products, PCs, computers, printers, large and small household appliances, IT and telecommunications equipment, consumer equipment and air conditioners, lighting equipment, electrical and electronic equipment, toys and leisure and sports equipment, medical devices, monitoring and control instruments, vending machines, batteries and accumulators, and photovoltaic panels
– can use an international compliance scheme for the collection and recycling of B2C and B2B WEEE in Italy and abroad and to comply with regulatory obligations in the various countries in which they are present, using a single operator.
Financing model for WBA
Legislative Decree 188/08, recently amended by Legislative Decree 118/2020, establishes the obligation for manufacturers of portable batteries and accumulators to organize and finance WPS collection, treatment and recycling operations.
This on the basis of the Extended Producer Responsibility Principle and in order to achieve the minimum collection and recycling objectives, imposed by the European Union and implement the so-called Circular economy.
