Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 51928

Batteries: Waste Disposal

Tabled: 13 May 2025
Answered: 20 May 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support local supermarkets to ensure the adequate provision of battery bins.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Under the current regulations, retailers selling more than 32kg of portable batteries must have a collection point at all premises from which batteries are supplied. Retailers can search online for a batteries compliance scheme who will collect these batt...
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