Some councils here will collect batteries left in a bag on top of the rubbish bin, but where I live they need taking to a collection point in a shop 5mins away.

Some councils here will collect batteries left in a bag on top of the rubbish bin, but where I live they need taking to a collection point in a shop 5mins away. Even if we had to take them further I wouldn't think of that as "work". More should be done to encourage people to use recharagble batteries though, they save so much money on top of all the other benefits.