Commission Regulation (EU) No 493/2012Show full title

ANNEX I U.K. Method for the calculation of the recycling efficiency of the recycling process of waste batteries and accumulators

1. The recycling efficiency of a recycling process is calculated as follows: U.K.

, [mass %]

where:

R_E

=

calculated recycling efficiency of a recycling process for the purpose of Article 12(4) of Directive 2006/66/EC [in mass %];

m_output

=

the mass of output fractions accounting for recycling per calendar year;

m_input

=

the mass of input fractions entering the battery recycling process per calendar year.

2. The recycling efficiency of a recycling process is calculated separately for the following waste battery types: U.K.

• lead-acid batteries and accumulators,

• nickel-cadmium batteries and accumulators, and

• other batteries and accumulators.

3. The recycling efficiency is calculated on the basis of the overall chemical composition (at elemental/compound level) of the input and output fractions. The following applies in respect of the input fraction: U.K.

• recyclers shall determine the share of different types of waste battery or accumulator present in an input fraction by conducting a sorting analysis of the fraction (by continuous or representative sampling),

• the chemical composition of each type of waste battery or accumulator present in the input fraction is determined on the basis of the chemical composition of new batteries and accumulators when placed on the market or on the basis of available data of recyclers or on information provided by the battery producers,

• recyclers shall determine the overall chemical composition of the input fraction by applying the chemical composition analysis to the types of batteries or accumulators present in the input fraction.

4. Emissions to the atmosphere are not accounted for the recycling efficiency. U.K.

5. The mass of output fractions accounting for recycling is the mass, on a dry weight basis, of the elements or compounds contained in fractions resulting from the recycling of waste batteries and accumulators per calendar year [in tonnes]. The following may be, inter alia, accounted for output fractions: U.K.

• the carbon which is actually used as a reducing agent or which is a component of an output fraction of the recycling process, if it results from the input waste batteries and accumulators, on the condition that it is certified by an independent scientific authority and made publicly available. The carbon which is used for energy recovery is not accounted for the recycling efficiency,

• the oxygen, used as an oxidising agent, if it results from the input waste batteries and accumulators and if it is a component of an output fraction of the recycling process. The oxygen coming from the atmosphere is not accounted for the recycling efficiency,

• battery and accumulator materials contained in slag suitable and used for recycling purposes as defined in Article 3(8) of Directive 2006/66/EC other than landfill construction or backfilling operations, provided that this is in line with national requirements.

6. The mass of input fractions entering the battery recycling process is the mass of collected waste batteries and accumulators on a dry weight basis entering the recycling process per calendar year [in tonnes], including: U.K.

• fluids and acids,

• the mass of external jacket of waste batteries and accumulators,

and excluding:

• the mass of outer casings belonging to battery packs.

[F1 7. For the purposes of point 1, Directive 2006/66/EC is to be read as if “waste battery or accumulator” had the meaning given by Article 2(1)(4A). U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Annex 1 points 7-9 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/620), regs. 1(2)(b), 10(6) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1540, reg. 14(6)(c)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

8. In point 3, “producer” means any person that, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by distance contract, places batteries or accumulators, including those incorporated into appliances or vehicles, on the market for the first time within Great Britain on a professional basis. U.K.

9. In point 8— U.K.

(a)

“appliance” means any electrical or electronic equipment, as defined by Article 3(1)(a) of Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) as last amended by Directive (EU) 2018/849, which is fully or partly powered by batteries or accumulators or is capable of being so;

(b)

“distance contract” has the meaning given in regulation 5 of the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013;

(c)

“placing on the market' means supplying or making available, whether in return for payment or free of charge, to a third party within Great Britain and includes import into Great Britain.]