You could probably get some information from the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), at www.rbrc.com (though I think they are primarily concerned with NiCd batteries.
You are correct that the battery directive only refers to Hg, Cd or Pb. As far as the use of the recycle arrows is concerned - now you are on to one of my "hobby-horses" !!! The chasing arrows symbol DOES NOT HAVE A MEANING !! It was allocated as ISO 7000-1135 back in 1984, but to the best of my knowledge, it has still not been issued by ISO. An amendment to ISO 7000 is supposedly on its way to release this symbol, but I have been unable to find out the actual meaning to be assigned to the symbol. The contentious issue was that the proposed meaning included the following "applicable only to those products for which at the end of life there is a well defined collection route and recycling process". Any standards people out there may also care to note a draft ISO/DIS 14021.2 environmental labels and declarations- self-declared environmental claims, which will also require that recycling processes exist if you use the symbol. But of course, ISO standards are not LAW ! John Crabb, Product Safety, NCR Financial Solutions Group Ltd, Dundee, Scotland. --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
