What to do with the old batteries? I've heard they're extremely polluting, but i'm not sure what to do?

Answer 1

I'm not sure where you are from, but every community has a local recycling center. Contact your local government, or simply look in your phone book (in the blue section for municipal numbers) to find the number for your local waste management program. They will be able to tell you where in your community to bring not only batteries, but other non-standard recyclables (such as electronics, building supplies, and other toxic household products such as cleaning supplies and paint).

There are also many nation-wide stores that will take your used batteries (both standard and rechargeable). Some of the ones that I know of are Home Depot, Lowes Home Improvement, Ikea, and Radio Shack. These are places that you can also bring things like used cell phones, broken compact fluorescent bulbs, etc. Visit your local branch of any of these stores to see what they will or won't take and how to properly dispose of them.

There are even websites that can tell you where in your neighborhood to bring various types of recyclables. Visit Earth911.org or RecycleNow.com and simply type in the material you want to recycle and your zip code, and they'll tell you where to bring it!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I had a question similar to yours a few months ago. I was told by several people that the newer batteries aren't as dangerous as the old ones and therefore you can put them in the bag with your garbage to dispose of them. All the places I've been I've never heard of a disposal place. I suppose you'd do what's convenient for you if there's no disposal site around.

Answer 4

Recycle them.

Batteries are created by metals sharing electrons when the two sides are connected [when you put it in something]. This electron sharing wears down the metals and the battery dies. When recycled, the metals are restored, thus making it useful again. This is what happens in rechargable batteries.

You can also buy rechargable batteries, they will cost more, but you will not have to buy as many of them. Thus saving money, and the planet.

Happy recycling...

Answer 5

Depends on the type, regular batteries are just carbon and zinc for the most part, and harmless, the steel they're encased in is also pretty tough to get through, so I wouldn't worry about them. NiCd batteries pose more of a problem, as cadmium is highly toxic, these should be disposed of properly, perhaps your local recycling center would be able to point you in the right direction. The same goes for NiMH and Lithium Ion. The lead acid battery in your car should definitley be disposed of properly, and you can probably get a "core discount" or something like it when you take it to your local auto parts store.
-Duo

Answer 6

Don't put them in the recycling bin until you know if your recycling company is equipped to take them...If not then they just throw them in the trash.

Get on your search engine & look for recycling companies within a 100 mile radius. It will give you a list of companies & what they take(in detail). If your recycling company doesn't take batteries, then make a box of recycleables they don't take & save them until you get enough to drive them to another place.

My husband & I drive 70miles (140-round trip), once a year to recycle a whole truck load of stuff our recycling compnay doesn't take. It keeps them out of the landfill. It really opens your eyes to how muchpollution there really is when you save up stuff for a whole year...I just can't believe it. It's just my husband & I and we accumilate a lot of trash.

We also just started helping people out in the country who don't have recycling services...Just a thought for you as well.

Take care & God bless.

Answer 7

Definitely recycle them. There are a number of places that will take them for recycling or you can bring them directly to recycle centers. IKEA is another store that will take them for you.

If you don't know any stores in your area that will recycle batteries, try an internet search. Good luck.

Answer 8

Some of the materials in batteries can be recovered and recycled you'll have to check around your area for an electronics store that accepts them for recycling.

Answer 9

if you go to a Home Depot or Canadian Tire they usually have boxes that you put old batteries in and a company comes and collects them and then recycles them

Answer 10

My city has a hazardous collection site for household waste. They take used motor oil, left over paint, batteries and other things and dispose of them in an environmentally responsible manner. Your city may have a similar program.