Environmental Project, 1004 – Collection Potential for Nickel-Cadmium Batteries in Denmark

Collection Potential for Nickel-Cadmium Batteries in Denmark

Preface

Since the beginning of the 1990's Denmark has carried out separate collection of nickel cadmium batteries in the waste stream. The collection potential for nickel cadmium batteries is a very important parameter in assessing the success of the separate collection of nickel cadmium batteries and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency has therefore chosen to carry out an update of the earlier collection potentials assessed in 1994 [Maag and Hansen, 1994].

The update will make it possible to get a more realistic picture of the current and future efficiency of NiCd-batteries collection in Denmark.

The need for an update of the collection potential is primarily caused by changes in the consumption pattern for NiCd battery use, especially due to the gradual substitution with Nickel metal hydride and Lithium-ion batteries, for many applications.

The report has been financed by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency and its preparation been supervised by a steering committee consisting of:

Anne Nielsen, Danish EPA (Chair)

Frederik Madsen, Association of Danish Manufaturers and Importers of Dry Batteries

Jakob Maag, COWI A/S

This assessment was prepared by:

Jakob Maag, COWI A/S

Charlotte Libak Hansen, COWI A/S