Skip to content
Search
Batteries (BAT)
Municipal collection of batteries

Municipal collection of portable batteries

Despite the producer responsibility for portable batteries, local authorities must ensure collection of batteries in the vicinity of citizens. This is why producers and importers must report portable batteries separately to SKAT (Danish tax authorities) so they can be charged with a tax. This money is then distributed to the municipalities to cover the costs of collection on behalf of the businesses subject to producer responsibility.

Collection of portable batteries per municipality and capita

Kommune kodeKommuneAntal indb.Indb pr. pladsAntal pladserIndsamlede bærbare batterier pr. indbygger 2021 (kg)Indsamlede bærbare batterier totalt pr. kommune (ton)
101København638117106352.8333333360.52338050859012333.978
147Frederiksberg10367710367710.0687616346923627.129
151Ballerup493104931010.146238085581027.211
153Brøndby352323523210.283123297002729.975
155Dragør145691456910.457340929370586.663
157Gentofte745503727520.2480751173708918.494
159Gladsaxe692003460020.275332369942219.053
161Glostrup233801169020.285286569717716.67
163Herlev289132891310.170684467194694.935
165Albertslund273662736610.168128334429584.601
167Hvidovre5345113362.7540.3314811696694217.718
169Høje-Taastrup5172925864.520.2035995283110110.532
173Lyngby-Taarbæk566142830720.25574946126414.479
175Rødovre411134111310.3206041884562113.181
183Ishøj231312313110.0639401668756211.479
185Tårnby4267014223.33333333330.3845324584016916.408
190Furesø4100120500.520.4057462013121616.636
201Allerød258932589310.372648978488399.649
210Fredensborg409981366630.7607688179911231.19
217Helsingør630006300010.3666984126984123.102
219Hillerød515285152810.5426952336593727.964
223Hørsholm249172491710.0354376530079870.883
230Rudersdal570242851220.3663019079685720.888
240Egedal4369614565.33333333330.3844745514463616.8
250Frederikssund4543911359.7540.5729659543563926.035
253Greve505145051410.4902601259056924.765
259Køge614751229550.2930134200894718.013
260Halsnæs314201571020.6146403564608519.312
265Roskilde8888914814.83333333360.5316855853930247.261
269Solrød234412344110.0293502836909690.688
270Gribskov4097120485.520.5903687974420924.188
306Odsherred329236584.650.7174619566868123.621
316Holbæk7191314382.650.4917747834188535.365
320Faxe3671312237.66666666730.5805572957807921.314
326Kalundborg484876926.714285714370.5872501907727828.474
329Ringsted348473484710.593824432519320.693
330Slagelse791228791.333333333390.627916382295749.682
336Stevns23034767830.4648345923417610.707
340Sorø2999314996.520.405294568732712.156
350Lejre28173939130.4878074752422513.743
360Lolland405395067.37580.8552504995189834.671
370Næstved8318110397.62580.5372741371226644.691
376Guldborgsund60328754180.4310602042169526.005
390Vordingborg4526815089.33333333330.3794512680038917.177
400Bornholm395703957010.3179681576952212.582
410Middelfart391167823.250.6028735044483123.582
420Assens408675838.142857142970.5139599187608621.004
430Faaborg-Midtfyn5168317227.66666666730.2078826693496910.744
440Kerteminde23847794930.446555122237610.649
450Nyborg3193310644.33333333330.4411737074499714.088
461Odense20550922834.33333333390.3563834187310573.24
479Svendborg585882929420.5785485082269433.896
480Nordfyns295499849.666666666730.4687129852110113.85
482Langeland123674122.333333333330.527452090240166.523
492Ærø5960596010.454697986577182.71
510Haderslev553761384440.5290739670615429.298
530Billund2655113275.520.4695868328876512.468
540Sønderborg7383110547.28571428670.5083366065744737.531
550Tønder37050741050.5687179487179521.071
561Esbjerg11557923115.850.5050744512411458.376
563Fanø3456345610.282407407407410.976
573Varde496289925.650.3907874586926719.394
575Vejen4279014263.33333333330.2555737321804210.936
580Aabenraa5852611705.250.5144551139664430.109
607Fredericia5127512818.7540.4697025841053124.084
615Horsens9222923057.2540.3493478190157132.22
621Kolding9316115526.83333333360.3760049806249435.029
630Vejle1169922924840.3983092861050346.599
657Herning8923812748.28571428670.3943051166543435.187
661Holstebro5866214665.540.5584023729160332.757
665Lemvig196076535.666666666730.7438669862804114.585
671Struer208081040420.349961553248757.282
706Syddjurs431686166.857142857170.7124953669384730.757
707Norddjurs369437388.650.4377283923882716.171
710Favrskov4838112095.2540.4643765114404422.467
727Odder229792297910.4512380869489510.369
730Randers9819024547.540.4535085039209744.53
740Silkeborg954882387240.4370915717158241.737
741Samsø3682368210.00841933731667570.031
746Skanderborg633901056560.5279381605931533.466
751Aarhus35275139194.55555555690.31606430598354111.492
756Ikast-Brande4147310368.2540.4754418537361719.718
760Ringkøbing-Skjern561825618.2100.7442775266099541.815
766Hedensted4677311693.2540.4507301220789821.082
773Morsø200662006610.5771952556563311.582
779Skive4542522712.520.4836103467253721.968
787Thisted431601079040.4082252085264117.619
791Viborg9667912084.87580.491109754962347.48
813Frederikshavn590398434.142857142970.509646166093630.089
820Vesthimmerlands363629090.540.6027446235080621.917
825Læsø1764176410.00850340136054420.015
840Rebild3051810172.66666666730.270266727832758.248
846Mariagerfjord415368307.250.3513819337442214.595
849Jammerbugt381759543.7540.3148919449901812.021
851Aalborg21948721948710.4225398315162292.742
860Hjørring6415532077.520.7788325150027349.966

Collected quantities (BAT)

Quantities taken back or collected quantities are the terms used for the quantities of end-of-life batteries and accumulators that producers and importers have collected or taken back in the previous calendar year.

Collected quantities are registered per type and do not necessary reflect the take-back of own batteries previously placed on the market.

The producer/the importer or their compliance scheme must state how large a proportion of the batteries is taken back from the following sources:

  • Municipal collection sites (only applies to portable batteries)
  • Compliance schemes’ collection sites (also applies to industrial and automotive batteries)
  • Own collection, such as retailers and car dealers (also applies to industrial and automotive batteries)

Only compliance schemes pick up portable batteries from municipal collection sites, unless individual compliers (importers) have such large quantities that they can be allocated with a municipality.

Collection rate

The overall purpose of the EU Battery Directive is to minimise the negative impact on the environment caused by batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, thereby contributing to the protection, conservation, and improvement of the environment.

Quantities placed on the market and subsequently collected are used to calculate the collection rate of a country. The target collection rate is set out by the EU Commission as one among several environmental targets used to assess the efficiency of environmental legislation in Member States.

 

 

 

Portable batteries collected per municipality in 2020

Statistics batteries

Batteries placed on the market

See quantities of batteries by type placed on the Danish market in 2020 as well as developments in these quantities.

Batteries collected

See quantities of end-of-life automotive batteries, industrial batteries, and portable batteries collected in the municipalities, by compliance schemes, and by producers.

Batteries collected in municipalities

See portable batteries collected in municipalities, per municipality, and per capita.

Difference - batteries sold and collected

See the difference between how many batteries are placed on the market and how many are collected when they reach their end of life.

Batteries treated

See recycling efficiency for end-of-life batteries.

Batteries - environmental targets

See Denmark's compliance with environmental targets set out by the EU Commission.