A UK Waste Batteries Regulations term for evidence issued by an approved battery treatment operator or approved battery exporter for accepted waste portable battery tonnage.
A batteries evidence note is a UK waste-battery compliance document. It records acceptance of waste portable battery tonnage for treatment and recycling by an approved battery treatment operator, or for treatment and recycling outside the United Kingdom by an approved battery exporter.
This page is limited to the UK Waste Batteries Regulations. It should not be generalized into an EU battery passport, Ontario management requirement, or generic proof-of-recycling document without checking the source.
The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009
an evidence note issued by— an approved battery treatment operator, as evidence of the acceptance of the tonnage of waste portable batteries specified in the note for treatment and recycling, or an approved battery exporter, as evidence of the acceptance of the tonnage of waste portable batteries specified in the note for treatment and recycling outside the United Kingdom.
Direct UK regulation definition from the interpretation provision for waste-battery producer responsibility and collection/recycling obligations.
Reference: Regulation 2(1)
UK direct-definition page for a waste-battery evidence document.
UK context: UK Waste Batteries Regulations defines this term in UKSI 2009/890. This is useful UK-side context, not an EU Battery Regulation definition.
Implementation records should capture the evidence-note identifier, waste portable battery tonnage, reporting period, approved operator or exporter, treatment or recycling route, export status, issuer details, and links to underlying treatment, export, or recycling evidence.
Batteries evidence note is a UK evidence-note control: the evidence consequence is that waste portable battery tonnage can be linked to approved treatment or export evidence without treating the note as a passport, registration number, or physical battery identifier.