Activists of the “Batteries, Surrender!” movement reported that they had sent 66 tons of used batteries to Poland, France, and Germany for recycling.
They posted a message about this, as well as photos of the filled containers, on Facebook.
The eco-activists said that about 100 Ukrainian companies joined the next shipment of batteries for recycling.
Concerned Ukrainians helped fill three large trucks with batteries by leaving them in containers at more than 1,600 locations across Ukraine.
Photo: facebook.com/batareiky.
Members of the movement said that this shipment of batteries is special because the plant will also receive 5765 kg of batteries collected in educational institutions and residential buildings as part of a joint project with Epicenter.
Photo: facebook.com/batareiky.
Here's how much different companies and communities were able to collect:
- 16,200 kg + 5,765 kg from Epicenter K + educational institutions and homes;
- 21 960 kg – from Silpo;
- 7,500 kg – from NOVUS;
- 5000 kg – Velmart;
- 2800 kg – JYSK Ukraine;
- 1000 kg each from COMFY and WOG filling stations.
FOZZY, METRO, Ecostyle, SOCAR, OTP Bank, Goodwine, Territory of Minimum Prices, EPAM, Playtika, Jabil, Technics and Gadgets, Carlsberg, UNIQA, Premier Hotels, KTL Ukraine and many other partners who support the movement also helped.
Source: facebook.com/batareiky.
Where do the funds for collection and recycling come from?
Activists of the movement receive funding to send batteries to factories in Europe from companies that care and suppliers that import batteries to Ukraine: VARTA, Panasonic, Duracell, GP Batteries and 6 other companies.
Where did the batteries go?
The Batteries, Surrender! project said that they will first go to the Recupyl plant in Poland. There, some of them will be processed immediately, while the rest, such as lithium-metal hydride and lithium batteries, will go further to plants in France, Germany, and Poland.
Earlier, EcoPolitic reported that in Kyiv, the eco-movement “Batteries, Give Up!” and the Profpererobka company launched a bright eco-car that collects batteries and encourages them to be handed over.
