I heard throwing dead batteries away in the garbage is bad because they contain mercury. What should I do with them then?
2007-01-29 07:12:52 · 8 answers · asked by dredogg024 1 in Environment
My students did a project on this and I learned a LOT. In Pennsylvania, you are permitted to throw away small amounts of alkaline batteries in the garbage. They contain a minuscule amount of mercury, compared to just 8-10 years ago. Some states do recycle them. Nickle-cadmium or lithium batteries are really bad to go into a landfill. These are all those little "button" batteries in toys, rechargeable batteries in cell phones and power drills, etc. Many, many places will take these back. Just about everyone who sells products with them will recycle those batteries... Radio Shack, Lowes, even public libraries or community organizations gather them because they can get $$$ for them.
2007-01-29 09:35:56 · answer #1 · answered by Ellie S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All batteries incorporate poisonous chemical compounds and can disposed of at risky waste sequence internet site. purely toss your previous batteries in a field or jar and whilst that is comprehensive drop them off at a team internet site. There possibly shops on your section which will take them. i be attentive to abode Depot accepts previous batteries from cordless potential techniques. this is a type of circumstances for using rechargeable batteries.
2016-12-16 16:23:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Staples and Radio Shacks take them for recycling ..
http://www.earth911.org/master.asp?s=lib&a=electronics/bat_index.asp
2007-01-29 07:20:09 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In MN we can put them in sealed bags and place them in the recycling or local fire departments have bins we can take them to
2007-01-29 07:21:18 · answer #4 · answered by shorty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact recyclers in the yellow pages near you, and if they don't know of anybody, contact the EPA in your region.
2007-01-29 07:21:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would love an expert answer, and for your question to be one of the best of answers.
2007-01-29 07:20:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never knew that you couldnt throw them away in the garbadge so Iam still gonna say in the garbadge it doesnt matter where you throw them away! JUST THROW THEM AWAY!
2007-01-29 08:35:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
I JUST THROW THEM INTO THE OCEAN
2007-01-29 07:20:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 7⤋