Battery package

Abstract

A point-of-sale blister package for batteries has a plurality of discrete compartments, each configured to retain a single respective battery. Each compartment has associated therewith an indicator, such as a closure portion defined by perforations in the blister card. Each closure portion is individually openable to provide a permanent indication that the battery retained in the compartment has been accessed. The compartments also include at least one retention member which removably retain the batteries in the compartments, even when the closure portion has been removed. Consequently, used batteries can be stored in the opened compartments for later recycling or disposal. The used batteries can be distinguished from the new batteries by the unopened closure portion. In a further variant, the compartments are provided in a plastics tray and each compartment is covered by a sealing strip which breaks when the battery is removed from the compartment.

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