§ Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many and what percentage of end-of-life car batteries were recycled in each of the last two years. [185742]
§ Mr. TimmsNo precise data for the recycling of end of life automotive batteries are currently collected. However, discussions with the battery manufacturing and distributing sector, and the lead recycling industry, suggest that in 2002 the UK recycled 94 per cent. of spent automotive batteries and that this figure rose to 99 per cent. in 2003. In each year, an estimated 7.5 million automotive batteries entered the waste stream.