Recycle your batteries and low energy light bulbs

Knowsley residents can now recycle their used batteries and low energy light bulbs at any of the Council’s one stop shops.

Recycling containers have been installed at Knowsley’s One Stop Shops at Kirkby, Prescot, Huyton and Halewood.

This initiative will help divert the hazardous materials used in bulbs and batteries away from landfill and help Knowsley recycle more of its household waste.

Any type of small battery can be recycled, including button batteries, 9v, AAA, AA, C, D and 6V. Recycled batteries are sent to treatment facilities where they are taken apart and used to create new batteries or products. The glass, plastic and mercury from low energy light bulbs can also be recycled for reuse.