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Battery Recycling
Used lithium-ion batteries nearing the end of their lifecycle undergo processing to recover reusable materials. This process involves extracting components such as copper, aluminum, cobalt, lithium, manganese, and nickel salts, which constitute the anode, cathode, and graphite mixture known as Black Mass. These materials are then recycled for reuse, including in the production of new lithium-ion batteries.
Mesh Waste Services – Your Reliable Partner
Under the WEEE Directive, the responsible disposal of electrical and electronic waste is a shared obligation for every organisation. Mesh Waste Services steps in as your reliable partner, offering cost-effective, hassle-free solutions to ensure that businesses mandated by the WEEE Directive fulfil their responsibilities responsibly and efficiently.
Mesh Waste holds a waste broker licence approved by the environment agency, this allows us to transport waste from businesses to AATF’s in order to meet your legal obligations. You can look at our licence here
What Types Of Batteries Do We Collect & Recycle
In the recycling industry, there are two types of battery, these are household portable batteries (anything sealed that you can hold in your hands, and up to 4kg in total weight) and commercial batteries. At Mesh Waste, we cover both.
This means that we provide our battery collection and recycling services to everything from domestic properties, to large UK multi-site businesses – whatever your requirements, we can adapt our battery disposal services to meet them.
We currently recycle the following battery types:
Lithium-ion batteries
Alkaline batteries
Ni-Cd batteries
Lead acid batteries (including batteries that are used in forklifts and other types of industrial machinery)
UPS batteries (these are widely used as back ups for offices)
Button cell batteries
For each of these types, we offer a specific storage, collection and processing method, guaranteeing the highest possible level of safety.
Why Is Battery Recycling Important?
According to the Environment Agency, in 2019, the UK collected 17,386 tonnes of batteries to be recycled. Although this may sound like a high number, it actually represents a recycling rate of just 44.34%.
What’s more, the UK has consistently struggled to meet its battery recycling targets. Batteries represent a huge part of our landfill waste. And, due to the chemicals within them, they are among the most hazardous items that get sent to landfill.
For these reasons, recycling your batteries is one of the best things that you and your business can do for the environment. So, if you want to improve your premises’ environmental standards, Mesh Waste is here to help.
With our expert battery recycling services, we will process your waste batteries, to ensure that the composite materials are carefully processed, and that the maximum possible percentage of the battery is recycled.
At the same time, we will also help you to reduce your carbon footprint, without ever risking the safety of those who reside in the property.
So, to find out more about Mesh Waste’s specialist battery recycling services, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
What Types Of Batteries Do We Collect & Recycle
In the recycling industry, there are two types of battery, these are household portable batteries (anything sealed that you can hold in your hands, and up to 4kg in total weight) and commercial batteries. At Mesh Waste, we cover both.
This means that we provide our battery collection and recycling services to everything from domestic properties, to large UK multi-site businesses – whatever your requirements, we can adapt our battery disposal services to meet them.
We currently recycle the following battery types:
Lithium-ion batteries
Alkaline batteries
Ni-Cd batteries
Lead acid batteries (including batteries that are used in forklifts and other types of industrial machinery)
UPS batteries (these are widely used as back ups for offices)
Button cell batteries
For each of these types, we offer a specific storage, collection and processing method, guaranteeing the highest possible level of safety.
WEEE Categories
EEE producers must help protect natural resources and manage waste EEE in the best way for people and the environment.
Use this guidance to:
– Work out if the EEE you produce is covered by the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations
– Correctly identify the EEE products you must dispose of using appropriate means such as a waste broker
If you have an item that you need help to categorise, please you can get in touch here.
The categories are as follows:
1. Large household appliances
2. Small household appliances
3. IT and telecommunications equipment
4. Consumer equipment
5. Lighting equipment
6. electrical and electronic tools (except large scale stationary industrial tools)
7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment
8. Medical devices (except implanted and infected products)
9. Monitoring and control equipment
10. Automatic dispensers
11. Display equipment
12. Appliances containing refrigerants
13. Gas discharge lamps and light-emitting diode (LED) light sources
14. PV panels (solar panels)
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