The producer responsibility organisation ensures that there are at least 400 permanent collection points for vehicle batteries nationwide and that each municipality has at least one such collection point (unless accessibility requirements are otherwise met). The same collection points are also used for industrial batteries.
The producer responsibility organisation has agreements with partner companies for the collection and recycling of batteries. Agreements can be made with any company that holds all the permits required by law and authorities for the recovery of end-of-life batteries and other waste management tasks. The producer responsibility organisation maintains information about collection points on the service www.kierratys.info in cooperation with partners.
Lead-acid batteries are recycled at recycling facilities that achieve the legally required minimum 75% recycling efficiency, including the most effective recycling of lead content.
The producer responsibility organisation collects data on battery importation, collection, and recycling from members and partners and submits compiled statistics to the supervisory authority, the Licensing and Supervisory Authority, annually. The authority then compiles national statistics on batteries and accumulators for the European Commission.
The producer responsibility organisation is responsible for communication targeted at battery end-users.
The producer responsibility organisation actively monitors changes in waste legislation and cooperates closely with other producer responsibility organisations through the Producer Responsibility Organisations’ Council (TYNK).
The producer responsibility organisation treats all members equally and enters into agreements with the same content with all members. Member information is maintained on the organisation’s website and submitted to the supervisory authority, the Licensing and Supervisory Authority.