BATTERY RECYCLING TUBE
Thanks to the generosity of the people of Lostwithiel and the kind co-operation of Julie Manwaring, Transition Lostwithiel were able to purchase and install a battery recycling tube at Londis. The tube was part funded by Cornwall County Council and Sita with the rest of the funding coming from public donations collected by Transition Lostwithiel.
Batteries recycled so far = 607kg
- Mar 2013 - 15kg
- Jan 2013 - 15kg
- Dec 2012 - 15kg
- Oct 2012 - 15kg
- Aug 2012 - 15kg
- July 2012 - 15kg
- April 2012 - 15kg
- February 2012 - 15kg
- December 2011 - 15kg
- November 2011 - 15kg
- October 2011 - 16kg
- August 2011 - 15kg
- June 2011 - 14kg
- May 2011 - 12kg
- April 2011 - 10kg
- February 2011 - 15kg
- January 2011 - 15kg
- November 2010 - 16kg
- October 2010 - 15kg
- September 2010 - 17kg
- July 2010 - 15kg
- May 2010 - 10kg
- April 2010 - 18kg
- March 2010 - 15kg
- Feb 2010 - 16kg
- January 2010 - 18kg
- November 2009 - 15kg
- October 2009 - 15kg
- September 2009 - 15kg
- August 2009 - 15kg
- July 2009 - 15kg
- June 2009 - 15kg
- May 2009 - 14kg
- April 2009 - 15kg
- February 2009 - 18kg
- January 2009 - 15kg
- December 2008 - 15kg
- November 2008 - 11kg
- October 2008 - 12kg
- September 2008 - 14kg
- August 2008 - 16kg
The battery recycling tube accepts household batteries including sizes AAA, AA, C, D and 9 volt, rechargeables, mobile and button batteries. When it fills up, a volunteer will take the batteries to the Connon Bridge HWRC at East Taphouse. If you have a car battery that needs recycling, you can take it to any HWRC that accepts batteries - find your nearest HWRC on the Cornwall County Council website.
Lostwithiel's battery recycling tube is only the fifth to be installed in Cornwall as part of a scheme called Send2U set up by Mark Hatwood. Not only will it reduce the amount of waste going into landfill, it prevents toxic substances going into the environment and allows us to reuse precious metals. On average each tube collects 10 kilos of batteries per month. In many other countries, battery recycling is considered so important that it's illegal to throw them away with normal waste!
Read the 16th July Cornish Guardian article
EU battery directive
The Environment Agency has introduced new legislation governing the transport of hazardous waste, which affects CoBRA and Lostwithiel's battery recycling tube. Thanks to everyone who signed the petition in support of the scheme - founder Mark Hatwood used this to lobby the Government about how the EU battery directive was implemented.
Mark and Cornwall County Council have adapted the scheme to comply with the new legislation so there's minimal extra effort for volunteers and places where tubes are located. We really appreciate their hard work in keeping this valuable scheme going!
Transition Lostwithiel attended a session at the SITA MRF in Bodmin on 2nd September 2009, where we received training and information about the new legislation and new equipment (a plastic box, plastic bags and gloves) for transporting batteries. Get in contact if you want more information about how the EU battery directive affects Lostwithiel's battery tube.