4,366
collected weight in tonnes
In 2025:
28,479
collections
22,935
collection points
6,120
participants
An average family has 128 batteries at home.
58 separate batteries, 70 in devices, of which 29 are used.
80% of Belgians claim to bring their batteries to a Bebat collection point. On average, Belgians store 72% of their used batteries and bring them to a collection point regularly - about 2 to 3 times a year.
97% of the Belgians are familiar with the battery collection system.
Up until 2010, only 56% knew the "brand" Bebat, today this figure has grown to 91%.
1 battery can still be found in 100 kg of domestic waste.
Only 10 to 13% of all used batteries end up in domestic waste.*
We find most of them in smaller appliances (toys, watches torches, cellphones, ...). The share of rechargeable batteries rises each year.
*source: domestic waste analysis and research for Bebat by RDC - 2003, 2007, 2011-2024
We attained a collection rate of 65%.
The collection rate attained in 2025. This is the collection rate in accordance to legal standards. However, this does not imply that the remaing batteries are released in the environment. The legal standards do not sufficiently take into account the average lifecycle of a battery, which on average is about 6 years.
Belgium is also ahead of the European targets: the collection target to be achieved by 2027 has already been met. In 2025, a collection rate of 65% was reached, exceeding the new European target of 63% by 2%.
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