Market Research 2005

This report describes the results of a telephone survey of more than 1500 people living in 12 local authorities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The research was conducted in September and October 2005.


Consumer Battery Collection Trials - Market Research (429 kb) [pdf] 

Main results
  • over 9 out of 10 people (92%) said they would be encouraged to recycle their batteries if they were collected from their home
  • 88% of people thought it would help if they had a special container; in which to store used batteries
  • 85% said they would be encouraged to recycle if they knew where to take unwanted batteries.