Legislation provides for the recovery and treatment of:
- 25% of the batteries which will be placed in the market until September 2012
- 45% of the batteries which will be placed in the market until September 2016
For each category there are minimum recycling rates which are the following:
- Recycling of 65% by average weight of batteries and lead-acid accumulators including the recycling of the lead content to the highest possible degree which is technically feasible without any excessive cost.
- Recycling of 75% by average weight of batteries and nickel-cadmium accumulators including the recycling of the cadmium content to the highest possible degree which is technically feasible without any excessive cost.
- Recycling of 50% by average weight of other batteries and accumulators waste.
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