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Battery Recycling For Businesses
Reduce your carbon footprint and safely dispose of batteries with battery recycling services from Fresh Start Waste.
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Since 2005, Fresh Start has been providing local waste services to businesses in the North West.
That includes comprehensive battery recycling as part of a tailored waste management plan. In today’s modern world, batteries are used in just about every industry and in a range of applications, from laptops to lorries.
When you partner with Fresh Start, you can rely on simple and cost-effective commercial battery recycling as part of your WEEE waste disposal solutions – no matter what sector you operate in and where you’re based.
We begin with a FREE audit to assess your needs and create a tailored plan.
Talk to us today to make battery disposal and recycling easier than ever.
Why You Need Battery Recycling
Businesses have a legal and environmental responsibility to handle battery waste correctly. Here’s why:
- To comply with current waste laws, particularly hazardous waste regulations
- To protect the environment and people from harmful materials
- To conserve raw materials and reduce further mining
- To save money by reducing overall waste costs with efficient recycling
By prioritising battery recycling, businesses fulfill regulatory requirements and pioneer sustainability across their operations.
Commercial Battery Recycling
It’s safe to say that all commercial organisations will use batteries in some form or another. At Fresh Start we support companies of all sizes and in all fields, but our battery recycling services are most often used by:
- Offices
- Industrial facilities
- Retail stores
- Schools and universities
- Medical centres and hospitals
- Construction
- Hospitality venues
We provide full-service waste management plans that take care of all waste streams for your organisation so you can rely on one solution from one single provider.
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Whatever your business, we offer sustainable waste management and recycling collection services across various towns and regions, including battery recycling as part of your bespoke plan.
As a carbon-conscious company, the environment is at the core of everything we do. Being a widely trusted waste collector, we understand our responsibility to both our customers and the community to minimise our carbon footprint. That’s why we provide win-win solutions by encouraging customers to segregate waste at the source, rewarding these efforts with reduced waste disposal costs
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How Battery Recycling Works
We’ll collect your battery recycling bin from your premises on a day and time that suits you.
Simple, colour coded battery recycling bins make it easy to segregate your commercial waste. You’ll be allocated the correct bins for your exact usage after an initial audit of your needs.
Your battery waste is then processed at our materials recovery centre where we separate different types of batteries, such as Li-ion batteries, Button cell batteries and alkaline batteries.
We also separate metals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, and cadmium
We partner with certified facilities to safely neutralise harmful substances.
Extracted materials are refined for purity and your used batteries will go on to become new products, including battery packs, stainless steel alloys and copper used in construction.
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Our Battery Recycling Bins
We have a range of container solutions and can provide dedicated battery recycling bins according to your specific needs:
- Compact battery bins – Ideal for small businesses dealing with household batteries, Button cell batteries, and remote controls
- Mid-sized collection points – Best for medium sized enterprises, these bins can accommodate mobile phones, rechargeable batteries, and power tools
- Large battery containers – Designed for industries with significant battery disposal needs, such as car batteries and battery packs
What Can Go in a Battery Recycling Bin?
You can put the following types of batteries in your battery recycling bin:
- Alkaline (AA, AAA, C, D, 9V)
- Lithium-ion (from laptops, phones, tools)
- Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd)
- Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH)
- Button cells (watch batteries)
- Lead-acid (small sealed types)
What Can’t Go in a Battery Recycling Bin?
You cannot put any of the below batteries into a standard battery recycling bin:
- Wet-cell car batteries
- Damaged, leaky, or swollen batteries
- Batteries embedded in electronics
These types of batteries require special handling, and we can provide a separate service for this, which we establish during your FREE audit.
Lithium Battery Recycling
If you use lithium batteries as part of your business, you’ll know they carry a higher risk.
We can help you with lithium battery recycling by providing:
- Fire-resistant containers
- Safe transport
- Compliance with ADR transport regulations
- Environmentally responsible material recovery
Find out how we make lithium battery recycling fast and hassle free.
Why Choose Fresh Start for Battery Recycling?
- Environmental Responsibility – The environment is at the heart of what we do. When you partner with Fresh Start, you actively reduce carbon emissions, conserve natural resources and reduce landfill waste
- Complete Solutions – As well as battery recycling, we offer all-in-one solutions that take care of every type of waste stream, so if you’re a busy office with paper waste or a restaurant with food waste, we manage that for you too.
- State-of-the-Art Facilities – Our advanced recycling facilities are equipped with cutting-edge technology to efficiently process all waste, and our fleet of vehicles uses innovative systems to weigh waste volumes accurately for transparent pricing
- Expert Team – Our team of waste management professionals provide seamless and hassle-free services starting with a completely FREE audit to understand your requirements. We are always just a phone call away
Fresh Start is proud to have achieved the Green Compass PAS 402 Certification. This accolade is awarded to those waste management organisations who work within the parameters of international quality standards to deliver elite best practice across their operations. Achieving Green Compass PAS 402 aligns perfectly with Fresh Start’s mission of being a trusted, compliant, sustainable, and loved waste services provider, demonstrating that we are:
- Transparent about the amount and type of waste collected, treated, and diverted from landfill
- Compliant with all current waste regulations and policies
- Committed to sustainability, with stringent recycling or recovery processes, and diverting waste from landfill
- Responsible, with a proven reputation of building trust with environmentally conscious customers
- Efficient in our operations and our audit process, offering valuable insights into customer’s waste streams
- Accountable for our actions and aligned with best practices in waste handling and reporting
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