Producer responsibility for batteries applies to all companies that import, manufacture, sell remotely, or sell under their own brand batteries or products containing batteries, such as vehicles or battery-powered devices.
Producer responsibility refers to companies’ responsibility for the waste management of their own products when they reach the end of their life cycle and are taken out of use by end users. Organising waste management means establishing a nationwide network of collection points as well as recycling and recovery of waste in accordance with legislative requirements. Companies must also ensure information is provided to end users and that import and collection data are reported.
Producer responsibility is an obligation under the EU Batteries Regulation. The Licensing and Supervisory Authority monitors compliance with producer responsibility obligations throughout Finland.
Battery importers have established the producer responsibility organisation Akkukierrätys Pb Oy to manage their producer responsibility obligations in a cost-effective manner and in accordance with the requirements of battery legislation.
Through Akkukierrätys Pb Oy, producer responsibility for all lead-based vehicle and industrial batteries can be managed.
Other links
- Battery regulation link