Battery Bins
A battery bin helps improve recycling rates of used batteries and is a legal requirement for many businesses that sell or supply them. Lots of shops need bins for batteries where customers can return dead ones. Manufacturers, garages, offices, and schools can all use them to segregate and recycle batteries of various types and sizes.
Battery bins are important to keep used batteries separate from other waste materials to recover the valuable materials they contain. It prevents batteries from ending up in general waste bins and landfill sites. This reduces the risk of fires in waste trucks and landfill sites that can cause serious harm.
Get free battery bins for your business with no delivery or hire charges – you only pay for collection. We can supply a wide range of battery bins, containers, and boxes. Get a free quote for battery disposal bins for your business and collections anywhere in the UK today – call 0800 211 8390 or contact us online.
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- Free quote within 1 hr
- Any type of used batteries
- FREE bins and delivery
- We cover all of the UK
Who needs a battery recycling bin?
Any business in the UK that sells or supplies 32kg or more of batteries every year must legally offer a free collection of waste and used batteries (a takeback scheme). This means having a battery recycling bin in your business to collect any type of portable used batteries from customers and consumers, even the kinds you don’t sell.
There should be a sign or poster in place advertising the fact that your business collects used batteries. You must also join a battery compliance scheme (BCS) and register with the relevant environmental regulator. This depends on the location of your business and the types of batteries it supplies and takes back.
Any retailers or distributors that sell less than 32kg of batteries annually don’t legally need to have a battery recycling bin. However, you can still voluntarily put a battery recycling bin in place and arrange collections by licensed waste carriers. This is sustainable and helps boost your eco reputation with customers.
Check the UK government website for more information and updates about producer responsibility for waste batteries.
Battery recycling bins
Store used batteries separately from other waste in a battery recycling bin, box, or container to avoid cross-contamination. If you collect or generate different battery types, then use more than one battery recycling bin to store them separately from each other – as they’re not recycled the same way.
Various sizes of battery recycling bins are available. These range from small battery boxes suitable for domestic AA and AAA batteries to big sturdy containers that can hold heavy-duty car batteries. Large battery drums suitable for shop floors, long tubes that save space, and small battery bins for offices can all be sourced.
We can provide your company with clearly labelled battery disposal boxes and containers to make collection clear and easy. Select suitable sizes and numbers of battery recycling bins and combine them with a collection frequency that meets the volume and types of old batteries your business produces.
Explore some of the battery recycling bins we can supply:
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10L battery bin
Small battery bins available as tubes or containers
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60L battery bin
Big drum that can hold up to 120kg of used batteries
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120L battery bin
Large waste drums that hold up to 240kg of batteries
What can you put in a battery disposal bin?
A battery disposal bin for retailers is used to store any sealed batteries that are easily carried by individuals. These commonly include AA, AAA, and 9v batteries, as well as rechargeable batteries and those from electronic equipment including:
- Mobile phone batteries
- Laptop batteries
- Vape batteries
- Watch batteries
- Hearing aid batteries
- Electric toothbrush batteries
- Hand-held vacuum cleaner batteries
- Torch batteries
Car and motorbike batteries along with batteries from industrial equipment do not have to be taken back by a business. However, if your business creates car battery or industrial battery waste, such as a garage or factory, then you should have a separate battery bin in place to store these.
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battery waste bin collection
Start collecting and recycling used batteries in your business. We can provide a wide array of battery waste bins in various sizes to suit the types and volumes of old batteries you produce. This includes options for shops, retailers, and manufacturers, as well as those ideal for garages, offices, and other organisations.
We provide free battery waste bins with zero delivery charges or rental fees – you only pay for collection. Regular removals are possible with daily, weekly, and fortnightly collection of battery bins anywhere in the UK. Combine the best types, sizes, and number of bins with a removal frequency that suits your needs for cost-effective battery bin collection.
All bins are removed by licensed waste carriers and transported safely and legally to a waste management centre for sorting and recycling. You receive a free duty of care certificate that provides proof and peace of mind that your battery waste is managed responsibly and in line with relevant regulations.
Speak to one of our friendly team and they can advise on the best battery waste bins for your business and how we can help you recycle such waste. Get your free no-obligation quote for battery waste bins and collections anywhere in the UK today – call 0800 211 8390 or contact us online.
Get a fast and free quote
Get a fast FREE quote for battery bin collections
- Free quote within 1 hr
- Any type of old batteries
- FREE bins and delivery
- We cover all of the UK
Published 20th June 2025 by Graham Matthews.