The good news is that we will still accept your steel case batteries and batteries contained in equipment (e.g. jump starters, UPS etc) provided they contain lead acid batteries, however they cannot be included in our BTS Containers, due to the fire risk. If you have Lithium steel case batteries or equipment containing a Lithium battery please refer to our used Lithium battery collection service for details of how these can be transported.
We would recommend the use of a wood pallet, with the batteries wrapped and strapped. For safety reasons and compliance with the ADGC Packing Instruction P801, it is probably going to be best to transport as a single layer of batteries. Alternatively you may choose to remove the battery from the steel case or equipment and place the battery in our BTS Container.
When received we remove the battery from the steel case or equipment to enable the battery to be recycled in the usual manner.
For some smaller, awkward shape steel case batteries or equipment we would recommend using a wood crate or we can supply a plastic bin such as the one picture below.
Examples of batteries / equipment that should not be included in the BTS Container
