Apple appears already in compliance with new European Union guidelines demanding responsible battery recycling and replacement schemes under the new Battery Directive. (The EU hosts an extensive Q&A document on the Battery Directive online.).
This is revised EU legislation that aims to protect human health and the environment by ensuring waste batteries are properly collected and recycled.
Some reports have claimed the Battery Directive means Apple will in future be forced to make batteries in its iPod and iPhone players user replaceable, b
