BPI.RECYCLED PRODUCTS RESPONDS TO EU DIRECTIVE

bpi.recycled products, the leading manufacturer of polythene refuse and recycling sacks, has launched a new range of collection bags to help the UK comply with the EU Batteries Directive. Agreed in September 2006 but only fully implemented in Britain in May 2009, this directive aims to dramatically reduce the amount of batteries we currently send to landfill where they can potentially leach harmful heavy metals like lead, cadmium and mercury. At present, the country throws away over 600 million batteries every year of which just three per cent are recycled. The directive demands that this