New EU-wide rules to boost the collection and recycling of used domestic batteries came into force Friday to reduce the environmental and health hazards posed by mercury, lead, cadmium and other metals.
"As of today certain recycling targets have to be respected by member states and that means they would have had to adjust their own legislation,"
said European Commission spokeswoman Barbara Helfferich.
The targets, already agreed by member states, are the collection of 25 percent of discarded household batteries by 2012 rising to 45 percent in 2016.
By 26 September 2009 all batteries collected should be recycled, with leeway in certain circumstances.
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