Madrid on September 26, according to Xinhua news agency EFE, the Spanish used battery recycling laws come into effect from 26, the merchants sell to their customers in a variety of laptop battery at the same time, it should be used for free recycling of used batteries.
Spain is a waste battery recycling laws in the country to promote the development of the environmental protection department, in February this year, approved by the Government to promote the recycling of used batteries and dispose of properly. Act sets the minimum recycling of used batteries: in 2011 the recovery rate of 25% in 2015 to 45%, covering the recovery of dry batteries, Compaq battery , batteries for industrial use such as used batteries.
Act provides that the IBM battery manufacturers, vendors have to bear the recycling of used batteries responsibility, an obligation to consumers will be submitted to the recycling of used batteries point. Battery manufacturers through the establishment of recycling, public finance to pay handling fees involved in the recycling of used batteries. In addition, the Act also prohibits the sale of businesses or mercury cadmium content of the standard battery, and that departments concerned should adopt the most advanced technology for recycling of used batteries for dealing with environmental protection.
The Evo N600C battery used in its focus against mainly contained a small amount of heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and so on. After a long battery wear and corrosion, internal, such as heavy metals and acid-base will leak out into the soil or water, and then through a variety of ways to enter the human food chain. Into the human body, these toxic substances difficult to rule out long-term savings would damage the nervous system, blood and bone function, or even carcinogenic.
It is reported that the annual consumption of about Spain 400,000,000 battery, battery waste recovery rate of only 18%.
