Recycling batteries now available at your nearest post office (Lithuania)

Lietuvos paštas
Type of organisation or company
Country
Lithuania
City
Vilnius
Language for original content
Key Area
Project elaborated in partnership
Yes
Scope
Submitted by
Association of European Public Postal Operators (PostEurop AISBL)
Start/End date
Ongoing
Yes
Type of funding
Lithuania Post
Description

Lithuania Post is encouraging residents to pay special attention to waste batteries containing hazardous materials (lead, cadmium, mercury etc.) that may contaminate groundwater and damage the environment and human health.

In cooperation with a private company, Lithuania Post made it possible for the residents to bring waste batteries to post offices and dispose of them in an ecological way. In post offices, residents can find special boxes for waste batteries disposal. The batteries are then collected and handed over for recycling to the company’s partner.

Main results

In 2012, more than half a ton of waste batteries was collected at post offices; hence, each post office accepted about 10kg of batteries. The project raises environmental awareness and develops waste sorting habits.