# Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (Text with EEA relevance), Division 3: Recycling processes shall achieve the following minimum recycling efficiencies:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) recycling of 65 % by average weight of lead-acid batteries and accumulators, including recycling of the lead content to the highest degree that is technically feasible while avoiding excessive costs;
(b) recycling of 75 % by average weight of nickel-cadmium batteries and accumulators, including recycling of the cadmium content to the highest degree that is technically feasible while avoiding excessive costs; and
(c) recycling of 50 % by average weight of other waste batteries and accumulators.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/66/annex/III/part/2/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-66/annex-III/part-2/division-3
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