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The world's first carbon-14 diamond has been produced with the potential to provide power for thousands of years.
Guidance for manufacturers on placing batteries and accumulators on the market.
Rules to follow if you put batteries, including batteries in vehicles or appliances, on the UK market for the first time.
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Find out if you must offer free collection of old batteries - batteries you must take back, how to collect and send batteries to be recycled, penalties
A review of the safety risks of domestic battery energy storage systems and measures to mitigate these.
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