Many batteries contain hazardous materials. Bring batteries to the correct recycling! Materials recovered from batteries are recycled as a raw material for new products.
Tämä lajitteluohjesivu on eri kielellä kuin valitsemasi kieli. Voit palata karttanäkymään ja valita kierrätettävän materiaalin omalla kiellelläsi.
Always observe local and collection point specific instructions! The following are some general guidelines based on prevailing practices.
Batteries can often be returned to the store they were bought from or another similar store. The batteries are transported from the collection point to treatment plants.
The batteries are dismantled to usable materials at a treatment plant.
Nearly 100 per cent of the lead can be utilised and is used, for example, for manufacturing new batteries. The plastic is recycled as battery casing material. Some components can be utilised as energy in waste power plants
Lead-acid batteries are identified by the Pb marking on the battery. Lead, a central component of a lead-acid battery, is a heavy metal. Discarding a used battery in nature damages the environment.
In Finland the producers and importers of automotive batteries are responsible for the collection and recycling of waste batteries.