UK office supplies company Banner, a subsidiary of office2office, now provides a free take-back and recycling service for portable waste batteries.

The battery recycling service is compliant with new UK Regulations and Banner say it provides customers with a simple and sustainable way to dispose of their used portable batteries. Government targets aim to increase battery recycling to 10% of portable batteries by 2010, 25% by 2012 and 45% by 2016.

Currently the UK national battery collection rate is just under 5%. Banner offers a range of recycling and disposal services including secure document destruction, toner cartridges, and electrical and electronic equipment.