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Data extracted in December 2021

Planned article update: December 2022

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In 2019, 51% of portable batteries sold in the EU were collected for recycling.

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In 2019, 205 000 tonnes of portable batteries were sold in the EU; 100 000 tonnes of used portable batteries were collected as waste to be recycled.

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Portable batteries and accumulators collected for recycling, EU, 2019

• Romania, Liechtenstein and Norway: 2019 data not available
• Source: Eurostat (online data code: env_waspb)

This article provides an overview of statistics on sales, collection and recycling of batteries and accumulators in the European Union and the EU Member States.

The overall objective of the Batteries Directive (see section on 'Data sources' below) is to minimise the negative impact of batteries and accumulators on the environment, thus contributing to the protection, preservation and improvement of the quality of the environment. Therefore, waste batteries and accumulators should be collected; a high collection and recycling rate should be achieved to ensure a high level of environmental protection and material recovery.