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METAL SCRAP
New Regulations on Batteries: Mixed Reaction | | |
| | Better late than never. At the end of April the new legislation was passed by the lower house of the German parliament. The approval of the upper house due in mid-May is considered a mere formality. Thus the matter is settled – German legislation will then conform to European law and although it comes seven months too late, it is still within the period of grace. The reactions of associations, collectors and recyclers sound mostly positive, but there are still some isolated voices of criticism. [more ...] |
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Inspiration: Landfill ban for used batteries serves as apromising example | | |
| | Many of the targets that are stipulated in the battery directive and come into force in 2009 have simply been adopted word for word by the German federal government. The reason for enacting a new battery directive and a new nationally valid set of regulations, however, is to achieve a sharp increase in collection quotas and a significant rise in the percentage of batteries that are recycled. [more ...] |
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Apple uses fewer batteries | | |
| | “We have developed a new battery technology that benefits both the user and the environment,” says Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple. The IT company presented its new MacBook Pro 17-inch laptop featuring a durable precision unibody aluminium casing at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco at the beginning of the year. The computer also includes an innovative type of battery. [more ...] |
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EU battery directive: “An incredible cost” | | |
| | The EU battery directive is making battery manufacturers out of carmakers. At BMW Franz-Josef Röttgerkamp is currently grappling with the national regulations. [more ...] |
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Waste disposal companies fear further oligopolisation of the German market | | |
| | The German recycling association bvse sees the national battery law as a danger to the predominant German middle-market structure for collecting and recycling waste batteries. According to managing director Eric Rehbock, manufacturers of industrial and vehicle batteries have already created an oligopolistic market structure. [more ...] |
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Battery directive: Time limit expired | | |
| | Two years after the EU battery directive came into effect, only a few countries have implemented it as national legislation. We take a look at the member states. [more ...] |
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METAL SCRAP
Transporting used batteries: It’s not quite that simple | | |
| | Recently a distributor was very surprised when he read a letter from the authorities: for transporting two plastic containers with 1,200 kg of used vehicle batteries he had to pay a heavy fine because the container and the vehicle were not marked and a hazardous goods officer had not been appointed. [more ...] |
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METAL SCRAP
Scary Unknowledge: Portable waste battery recycling | | |
| | In the run-up to the implementation of the EU Batteries Directive leading UK waste battery collection and recycling company G & P Batteries has conducted three separate pieces of research to gain a better understanding of the issues facing the UK. Here, Managing Director Michael Green shares the survey findings and his interpretations of the current status of portable waste battery recycling in the UK. [more ...] |
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