Battery command

Batteries contain pollutants such as lead, cadmium, mercury, acid, alkali, etc. When they are discarded in the environment, they can cause serious harm to the ecological environment and human health. Therefore, the restriction of harmful substances in batteries, as well as the recycling and reuse of waste batteries, have attracted widespread attention from all sectors of society.

Related regulations and our services:

The Directive 2006/66/EC related to batteries and rechargeable batteries introduced by the European Union stipulates the responsibilities of battery manufacturers, recycling details, recycling rates, specifications for battery labeling patterns, as well as requirements and exemptions for restricted substances such as lead, cadmium, and mercury content.

The restricted substance requirements are as follows:

1. It is prohibited to sell batteries and rechargeable batteries with mercury content exceeding 0.0005% and cadmium content exceeding 0.002%.

Button batteries containing less than 2% mercury can be exempted.

The requirement that the cadmium content in batteries should not exceed 0.002% does not apply to emergency lights and alarm systems.

All batteries, accumulators, and battery packs must have a "separate collection" label, except for the European Union, the United States, China, Canada, Japan, and Australia, which have all introduced their own battery laws. We can provide testing services for restricted substances in batteries from other countries, including the European Union, and test battery labels for compliance with the requirements of the directive.