You must be an approved or appropriate person to apply for approval and submit data returns. See the guidanceon what constitutes an approved or appropriate person. Use the delegation of approved/appropriate person formif you want to delegate your function to another person. Sign the form and send it to. To apply for approval you must have: 1. at least one UK site for treating and recycling waste batteries 2. an environmental permit You will need to fill in details about your business and submit a. Make sure you know the difference between a battery collector and an ABTO or ABE. A person or business that collects batteries and doesn't sort or treat them need not be an ABTO or. To apply for approval you must have some form of UK presence; an office, a site or UK employees. Once approved you must comply with the conditions of the approval. The cost depends on the tonnage of waste batteries you deal with each year. A small waste battery treatment operator or waste battery exporter is one that has, in the year the charge is payable, planned to: 1. issue no more than 15.
