Member States shall take the necessary measures, having regard to the environmental impact of transport , to maximise the separate collection of waste batteries and accumulators and to prevent the final disposal of batteries and accumulators in order to achieve maximum recycling for all waste batteries and accumulators whose use is not prohibited by Article 4.
Dalībvalstis, ņemot vērā transporta ietekmi uz vidi, veic nepieciešamos pasākumus, lai paplašinātu bateriju un akumulatoru atkritumu atsevišķu savākšanu un novērstu bateriju un akumulatoru galīgo apglabāšanu nolūkā panākt maksimālu visu to bateriju un akumulatoru atkritumu pārstrādi, kuru izmantošana nav aizliegta 4. pantā.