On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 13:35:26 GMT, pamela wrote:

Where I am in Wales the council refuse collection provide special
bags for putting batteries in. I left one or two batteries in the
bags for months before they were eventually taken.

We don't get such battery bags at all, so I throw all my batteries
in the usual bin.

We can put them in any strong, transparent bag and put them with the blue
(recycling) bin, usually tied to the handle.
I use a bag that's long enough, tie a knot in it and just close the bin's
lid below the knot. It goes near the handle so that it's obvious - save the
bindroids having to untie the bag.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway