UK Portable Batteries Data Summary: Quarterly Recycling Rates by Chemistry

UK portable batteries data provides recycling rates achieved by compliance schemes, broken down by battery chemistry type for each quarter. The data covers schemes reporting to the Environment Agency across the UK. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2019.

Use Cases

• Monitor recycling performance trends based on quarterly reporting periods.
• Compare compliance scheme effectiveness based on reported recycling rates.
• Analyze waste stream composition based on battery chemistry type breakdowns.

Strengths

• Data is broken down by battery chemistry type, enabling detailed analysis.
• Coverage includes all UK schemes reporting to the Environment Agency.
• Data is provided on a quarterly basis, allowing for trend analysis over time.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency

Collection Method

Reported by battery compliance schemes.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 13:21:17.990865; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom