Batteries provide better solutions for a cleaner world. Batteries are an omnipresent feature of daily life. Besides the well known application, the starter battery, they are present as power sources to supply energy to environmentally friendly forms of transportation and equipment such as electric vehicles, forklift trucks and wheelchairs. They lead to a cleaner environment by enabling the storage of renewable energy. They guarantee safety when used as back-up power in security applications in planes, trains, metros, tunnels and all kinds of applications in power plants, computer systems and telecommunications. They play a vital role in medical applications and security systems. They increase comfort and efficiency when used in cleaning machines or mobile elevating work platforms. These examples prove how essential batteries are in every day life. We expect people to have confidence in our products not only in terms of every day use but also in terms of the environmental safeguards that are part of their life cycle. EUROBAT Member companies control every stage of a batteries life cycle – from design and production, through their many uses and applications, to final collection and recycling.
Key EU environment policy areas for batteries:
EUROBAT continues its constant dialogue with EU decision-makers to achieve realistic and meaningful legislation that can be practically implemented.
Ongoing actions: EUROBAT and its members are maintaining contact with representatives from the 25 Member States, who will continue to discuss outstanding issues in the new Battery Directive in the framework of its transposition into national law.
Latest position papers:
EUROBAT position paper on capacity marking for automotive batteries 10 November 2006 (pdf)
Battery industry position paper on REACH - October 2006
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