How to Store Waste Batteries Safely at Work
Practical battery storage advice for UK workplaces: recognise battery types, prevent short circuits and know what to do with damaged batteries.
NEWS & BUSINESS GUIDANCE
Practical updates for UK businesses on WEEE recycling, IT disposal, batteries, hazardous waste and responsible resource recovery.
Practical battery storage advice for UK workplaces: recognise battery types, prevent short circuits and know what to do with damaged batteries.
A clear guide to POPs in upholstered seating, including sofas and some office chairs, and why these items need a separate disposal route in England.
Find out what makes waste hazardous, why oil, paint, chemicals and batteries need care, and how businesses can arrange suitable collection and disposal.
Learn what WEEE means, which electrical items it includes and why UK reporting now uses 15 categories, including vapes and electronic cigarettes.
Understand the five steps of the waste hierarchy: prevention, preparing for reuse, recycling, other recovery and disposal, with practical workplace examples.
The UK generated about 1.65 million tonnes of e-waste in 2022. Explore the figures, global growth projections and practical ways businesses can recycle more.