The #BringBackHeavyMetal campaign was created by Ecosurety and Hubbub in 2017 due to the fact that the UK gets through 40 million tonnes of portable batteries per year, and a recycling rate of less than 45% means that around 22 million tonnes are either sitting in people’s homes, being dumped into landfill or incinerated. Now in its second year, #BringBackHeavyMetal is encouraging everyone during October to search through kitchen drawers, under the stairs or wherever their unwanted batteries are discarded, to take them along to their nearest collection point. A…
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