The Battery Industry Group

Milestone 3 submitted to the Ministry for the Environment

The B.I.G. Core Delivery team has submitted to the Ministry for the Environment the proposed product stewardship scheme for large batteries, in the milestone 3 report, which can be viewed here. There are several more hoops to jump through before the scheme becomes regulated. The B.I.G. core delivery team would like to thank the MfE, EECA, the Motor Industry Association and Vector for their financial assistance, and all the members of B.I.G. who contributed to the development of this proposed scheme.

The milestone 1 report can be viewed here, and the milestone 2 report can be viewed here.

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