The established management model consists in collection through shops from where batteries are transported to the treatment and recycling centre at Pont de Vilomara (Bages). Thus, a hazardous waste is recycled and is prevented from polluting the environment and harming human health.

Law 6/1993, of 15th July, regulating waste, establishes that the treatment of batteries is a public service to be rendered by the Government of Catalonia. In this respect, the Waste Agency of Catalonia is responsible for their management and has elected to recover this waste and the heavy metals it contains for subsequent use in other productive processes. Button cell treatment mainly involves recovering the mercury they contain.