+Article 20 1.

Article 20 1.

Member States shall ensure, in particular through information campaigns, that end-users are fully informed of:

(a) 

the potential effects on the environment and human health of the substances used in batteries and accumulators;

(b) 

the desirability of not disposing of waste batteries and accumulators as unsorted municipal waste and of participating in their separate collection so as to facilitate treatment and recycling;

(c) 

the collection and recycling schemes available to them;

(d) 

their role in contributing to the recycling of waste batteries and accumulators;

(e) 

the meaning of the symbol of the crossed-out wheeled bin shown in Annex II and the chemical symbols Hg, Cd and Pb.

1. Overview

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1.1 References

1.2 Identified Requirements

1.3 Related Standards

2. Identified Requirements

Requirements

3. Related Standards

Standards