Battery Buster Campaign enters new phase

The Battery Buster Campaign, which is managed by WasteServ Malta Ltd and sponsored and supported by FIMBank plc, is being extended to reach the public. After targeting schools earlier this year, the Battery Buster Campaign is now focusing on supermarkets, shopping complexes and other centrally-located retail outlets in Malta and Gozo. Battery Buster Bins are being placed in more than 45 commercial establishments in various locations.

Consumers are being encouraged to dispose of their used batteries in an environmentally sustainable manner, while at the same time participating in a competition with attractive prizes to be won. A minimum of five used batteries must be sealed in a paper or plastic bag together with a label bearing the relevant contact details and deposited in a Battery Buster Bin found in any of the participating outlets. The more bags one deposits, the greater the chance of winning one of the prizes, which include a TFT 32-inch flat screen TV, a Digital MiniDV Camcorder and a WebSurfer Netbook.

Outlets which have kindly agreed to install Battery Buster Bins on their premises to date include Agenda Bookshops, Arkadia Foodstores (Gozo and Portomaso), Chain Supermarket, Carters Supermarket, GS Superstore, JB Stores, Peacocks, Pedigree Toyshops, Piazza Italia, Scan Computers, Scotts Supermarkets, Shoppers Discount Supermarket, Shopwise Discount Store, Smart Supermarket, things*, The Duke and Tiġrija Palazz.

Earlier this year, the first phase of the National Battery Collection Campaign was run in all local schools during which students collected no less than 5.2 tonnes of spent batteries.

Further details about the Battery Buster Campaign, as well as downloadable labels to be affixed to the exterior of the bags, can be found on the official website www.batterina.net.