What responsibilities will a producer have?
The UK Batteries Regulations will introduce Producer Responsibility obligations which is now an increasingly common approach (e.g. WEEE Regulations and Waste Packaging Regulations) for EU environmental legislation. It basically places a reporting and financial burden on companies who are deemed to be classified as a “Producer” so that they are responsible for their own market share percentage of the overall cost of the collection and recycling of batteries placed on the UK market so that the set EU targets are met by the UK.
Batteries and accumulators have many different routes to market. It is expected that producer obligations will fall on the persons following:
Businesses will be deemed producers in this context if they are:
- UK manufacturers of batteries placed on the UK market
- Domestic Original Equipment Manufacturers, if products include batteries when placed on the market
- Businesses that assemble battery packs
- Private label owners
- Importers of batteries placed on the UK market
- Importers that are themselves retailers
- Importers supplying to retailers or wholesale customers
- Importers supplying batteries (inclusive of battery packs) to electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) producers
- Importers of appliances and vehicles containing overseas-sourced batteries placed on the market for the first time
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