EXECUTIVE REPORT 2023 pt en
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Collection and Treatment
Collection and Treatment

As a producer responsibility organisation that manages used batteries, Electrão is responsible for their proper treatment. It is also responsible for promoting awareness campaigns so that citizens correctly send this type of waste for recycling.  

Improperly disposed of batteries are a risk to health and the environment. Due to their composition, which contains heavy and toxic metals such as cadmium, recycling is essential, as it prevents these substances from passing into the environment and allows the recovery of almost 100% of the materials.  

collection
1 227
tons

The amount of batteries collected by Electrão 

This means that each Portuguese delivered in Ponto Electrão
119
G Per capita

The collection of batteries at Electrão network sites is organized into 2 types.

Considering this distribution, we collected, on average, the equivalent to

Portable batteries
Portable batteries
335ton
WHAT REPRESENTS
32
g/inhabitant
162
units/100 inhabitants
Industrial batteries
Industrial batteries
891ton
WHAT REPRESENTS
86
g/inhabitant
3
units/100 inhabitants

Evolution of collection over the years

Collection of used batteries

Recycling Rates

BY TYPE OF BATTERIES 

NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERIES
88%
Type 1
NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERIES
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
73%
Type 2
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
OTHER BATTERIES
88%
Type 3
OTHER BATTERIES

Recycled materials

After the removal of the hazardous components, the batteries undergo a sequence of operations that allow the materials to be recovered and recycled. 

The materials recovered are, for example, Steel, Zinc, Lead, Nickel, Cadmium and Lithium.

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