Take batteries to council HQ
A COUNCIL has set up a pilot collection point for batteries.
The service introduced by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council at its headquarters in Leek could be extended to offices in Biddulph and Cheadle.
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COLLECTION: Councillor Arthur Forrester.
The Moorlands House collection point was launched ahead of new regulations which came into force yesterday on recycling of batteries.
The regulations apply to all distributors or retailers selling more than one pack of four AA batteries a day or 32kg of portable batteries a year.
The rules say that anyone selling batteries in such quantities must now take them back from the customer free of charge when they have been used.
2 Comments
by Chris Cooper, Newcastle
Wednesday, February 03 2010, 6:49PM
“excellent, who knows might "spark" a few more ideas and initiatives, there you go another officer wanted.”
by Andi, Stoke
Wednesday, February 03 2010, 12:48PM
“Good to see SMC doing this but what about lamps? We get charged a WEEE tax when buying lamps but not provided with the facility to dispose of .”