Battery Take-back and Recycling

Ensuring Compliance with Regulation (EU) 2023/1542

Battery Regulation at a glance

The EU Battery Regulation sets binding rules for how waste batteries and accumulators must be taken back, collected separately, treated safely, and recycled. It is built around Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): producers must organise and finance the collection and proper end-of-life management of batteries they place on the market, and ensure waste batteries are routed to permitted treatment facilities. For portable batteries and LMT batteries, producers must establish take-back and collection systems, offer collection free of charge, provide suitable collection/transport containers where required, and ensure the system covers the whole territory of a Member State. The Regulation also sets minimum EU collection targets: Portable batteries: 63% by 31 December 2027 and 73% by 31 December 2030. LMT batteries: 51% by 31 December 2028 and 61% by 31 December 2031. It also requires that end-users can return waste portable batteries without charge and without any obligation to buy a new one.

On recycling and treatment, the Regulation specifies minimum storage and treatment conditions (e.g., removal of fluids/acids, storage on impermeable surfaces with weatherproof covering, and precautions for lithium-based batteries to reduce fire and damage risks).

What a compliant take-back & recycling setup needs to deliver

How we take care of your waste batteries

Tell us what to collect

Share what batteries you want to return and where they are located.

We arrange the pick-up

We schedule collection and handle the logistics.

Safe, Compliant take-back

We ensure take-back follows Battery requirements.

Recycling through approved routes

We send the waste to certified recycling partners.

Proof of treatment

You receive documentation confirming proper treatment.

Where we recycle across Europe

Viron provides access to a broad recycling partner network across Europe, so take-back and compliant treatment can be arranged in multiple countries through one coordinated setup. Once you tell us what needs to be collected and where, we route the equipment to an appropriate local treatment partner – aligned with Battery requirements in the country of collection.

The map shows our recycling coverage and locations. It's designed to give you a quick sense of reach and availability. The exact route and facility selection depends on the waste stream, volume, and local handling requirements.