Brussels, 11/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - The proposal for a new European directive on the recycling of batteries and accumulators was given the formal approval of the European Parliament on Thursday 10 October in Strasbourg. It was by the wide majority of 578 votes to 17, with 5 abstentions, that the plenary session voted for the text, which will amend the 2006 directive, strengthening provisions on eliminating mercury and cadmium (see EUROPE 10869). Directive 2006/66/EC banned the sale of...