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The EU dropped an Eco-bomb today, enacting new laws that require stores that sell a certain amount of disposable batteries to provide in store battery-recycling bins.

Reports of people rejoicing in the streets are coming through now.

Vince Armitage, the immaculately named Divisional Vice President of battery manufacturer Varta (wow there are some great pictures on that homepage), is quoted as saying he is dubious of the initiative's success,

"However, a lack of promotion means that awareness of the directive among these key groups is low. This gives us great concern that, as a nation, we are setting ourselves up to fail before we even begin."

Gee. It's too bad we don't live in a world where advertising is prevalent and bordering on all-intrusive. That's really a shame. No one will ever know about these great policies. They are doomed to slowly decompose in the eternal boiling cesspool known as legislative failure.

It sounds like ol' Varta is a teensy bit incensed that they are being forced to recycle their products. If it's any consolation to Mr. Armitage, people are way too lazy to actually bring their double-A's back to the store.

Regulations designed to force firearm retailers to provide accidental gunshot wound aid stations is thought to follow in a string of what has been dubbed Kind-of-Trying-but-not-really legislation.