The European Recycling Platform (ERP) has created an educational video for teachers around the UK to use when informing pupils about the importance of battery recycling.

The video follows a 12 year old as he uses batteries in his toy car, when they have run out he takes them to school so they can be recycled correctly. Once he has handed them in they are taken to recycling centre in France for the materials to be harvested and recycled. Its estimated that half of all toys in the UK require batteries so by providing battery recycling drop off points in schools is a great way to teach kids to protect the environment.

Battery collection points are already being used at schools in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Cornwall, London, Kent, Richmond and Berkshire.

Scott Butler, General Manager of ERP said that children are some of the biggest users of batteries in the UK.

The video can be found here along with teaching material and a free collection box.