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Battery Recycling

• Each year we throw away over 600 million household batteries.
• The energy needed to make batteries is 50 times greater than the energy they give out.
• On average each UK household will spend approx £100 a year on batteries.
• The battery market in the UK is worth £250 million per year.
• The single largest source of mercury in household rubbish is batteries, especially alkaline and button cell batteries.
• Most batteries contain metals that are potentially toxic, such as mercury, cadium, and nickel.
• Manufacturers of alkaline batteries have already made the commitment to eventually eliminate mercury from batteries. However, mercury is an integrated part of button batteries and cannot be eliminated.
• It is estimated that around 22,000 tonnes of batteries will be sold in 2002, containing about 4,000 tonnes of re-usable zinc.