# The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009, Regulation 68: Information for end-users of batteries


The Secretary of State must ensure, in particular through information campaigns, that—
(a) end-users of batteries are fully informed of the potential effects on the environment and human health of the substances used in batteries;
(b) end-users of industrial batteries and automotive batteries are fully informed of—
(i) the desirability of not disposing of waste batteries as unsorted municipal waste and of participating in their separate collection so as to facilitate treatment and recycling;
(ii) their role in contributing to the recycling of waste batteries;
(iii) the collection and recycling schemes available to them; and
(iv) the meaning of the crossed out wheeled bin symbol shown in Schedule 5 and the chemical symbols “Hg”, “Cd” and “Pb”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/890/regulation/68 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-batteries-and-accumulators-regulations-2009/regulation-68
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