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With 212 active businesses and 14,094 residential properties in KT12 this leads to high energy consumption.

Battery recycling in KT12 is extremely important as it reduces the amount of batteries being disposed of as general waste, increasing KT12’s recycling rates. However, batteries are often found mixed in with general waste which is a problem as they contain toxic chemicals and heavy metals. Separating batteries out is key, this is done by setting up a battery recycling bin for battery storage.
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How many types of batteries are there for recycling?

There are two categories of batteries:

1. Primary batteries or single-use batteries

The different types are:

• Alkaline batteries
• Hg batteries (also known as mercury batteries) used in cameras and much more
• Zinc-air batteries used in remote controls, watches etc
• Lithium primary batteries used in hearing aids and MP3 players etc

2. Secondary batteries or rechargeable batteries,

These have additional toxicity and the different types are:

• Lead-acid batteries such as car batteries and UPS batteries
• Nickel–metal hydride (NiMH) which are found in mobile phones
• Lithium-ion (Li-ion) which are found in laptops
• Nickel-cadmium (NiCd) which are found in power tools.
• Lithium-ion polymer (Li-ion polymer) which are found in mobile devices

Due to the range of battery types and recycling processes hiring a professional battery disposal company in KT12 to manage your battery waste correctly is key.
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How do I recycle batteries from my business?

If your business in KT12 produces battery waste, several pieces of legislation affect the storage, collection, and recycling of battery waste and it is your duty of care that all batteries are stored correctly on your premises using a battery recycling box for professional battery disposal.

Professional waste contractors in KT12 offer battery collection services which should always come accompanied with a hazardous waste consignment note, which ensures compliance with the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2009 (England and Wales).
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What you need to know about KT12

KT12

KT12 has Sunbury Walled Gardens which is full of people in the Spring and Summer, Brooklands Museum to see cars and have driving experiences around their racing circuit. The average property price is £569,821 which is 5.3% under the London average

  • Population Size 36,834
  • Active Businesses 212
  • Waste Collected (tonnes)15,446
  • Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 8,026

How much waste do we produce in KT12?

Last year in this Post Code area, 36,834 residents and 212 businesses produced 15,446 tonnes of waste.

KT12 is made up of 3 areas;

Place
Total Waste produced (tonnes)
Burwood Park
5,360
Walton-on-Thames
5,035
Whiteley Village
4,819


Assigned to a specific area it was the important responsibility of SLWP (South London Waste Partnership), which has been set up between Merton, Kingston upon Thames, Croydon and Sutton to deal with waste more efficiently in south London along with the waste contractor Veolia ES UK to manage waste in the area more efficiently to importantly collect both the segregated and mixed waste produced and to dispose of it either by recycling, reuse or landfill
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In KT12 what recycling rates does the council achieve?

Last year KT12 managed to recycle or reuse 8,026 tonnes of waste (0.5196) against 7,420 (48.04%).

More specifically is made up of 3 areas which achieved all different waste mangement results.

Place
Recyeling rate (tonnes)
Avarge/Normal Landfill Rate (tonnes)
Burwood Park
2,785 (0.52)
2,575 (48.04%)
Walton-on-Thames
2,616 (0.52)
2,419 (48.04%)
Whiteley Village
2,504 (0.52)
2,315 (48.04%)
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How much did local councils in KT12 spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in KT12 spent £287,633.61 on waste management activities including collection, transport and treatment of household and business waste.

More specifically is made up of 3 places which spent different amounts on waste management activities.

Place
Amount spent on waste management
Burwood Park
£99,808.86
Walton-on-Thames
£93,768.56
Whiteley Village
£89,741.68
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How many residents and active businesses are there in KT12?

On record for last year KT12 had 36,834 residents and 212 active businesses.

is made up of 3 which all varied in the number of residents as well as the number of active businesses

Place
Residents
Active businesses
Burwood Park
12,781
74
Walton-on-Thames
12,008
69
Whiteley Village
11,492
66
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How else did KT12 impact the environment last year?

KT12 has Sunbury Walled Gardens which is full of people in the Spring and Summer, Brooklands Museum to see cars and have driving experiences around their racing circuit. The average property price is £569,821 which is 5.3% under the London average which is made up of 19.74 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically had 52 fly tip incidents accompanied by 6 fly tip penalties.

More specifically each Place performed differently as you can see below:

Place
Fly Tip Incidents
Fly Tip Penalties
Burwood Park
18
2
Walton-on-Thames
17
2
Whiteley Village
16
2
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