From 1 October there will be a non-compliance fee for incorrect sorting of batteries
To store batteries one can tape the poles of the batteries to prevent fires.
From 1 October 2023 there will be a non-compliance fee of NOK 10.000 for batteries mixed with other waste-types than electric.
In our industry, batteries make a great safety-risk unless they are sorted out and handled correctly. One small battery is enough to start a fire.
The fires are ignited mainly because batteries and smaller electronic items containing batteries are incorrectly sorted and ends up with other waste-types such as residual-waste or paper-waste.
It turns out to be very difficult for the recycle-industry to sort discarded batteries out of the waste. Therefore better sorting in the households and on building-sites are absolutely necessary in the future.
The purpose of the fee is to reduce the amount of incorrectly sorted batteries with other waste-types, and thereby lower the risk in our waste-deposits, for our employees and the environment around us.
Batteries should be sorted and delivered as dangerous waste
It is forbidden to dispose of batteries, electric and electronic products together with other waste-types. Incorrect sorting can lead to fires in your home, at the office, during transportation and at the waste-deposits. The batteries should be kept in a box for collection of batteries and be delivered as dangerous waste.
Privatpersoner kan levere batterier gratis til kommunale gjenvinningsstasjoner, i dagligvarebutikker eller i butikker som selger tilsvarende batterier. Det samme gjelder for elektroniske og elektriske produkter.
Households can deliver batteries, electric and electronic items for free to municipal waste-deposits, in grocery-stores or other shops that sell similar batteries.
Did you know there are small batteries in these products?
Musical birthday-cards, blinking sneakers, electric toothbrushes, game-consoles, telephones, smart-watches, smoke-detectors, toll-chips, etc.
