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 Wysłany: Pon 4:24, 21 Mar 2011 Temat postu: Are You Recycling Your Batteries |
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Most of us recognize the importance of recycling paper, plastic and glass, but forget about recycling batteries. That less than 5% of batteries get recycled proves the point. That figure should be much, much higher, as recycling batteries is no more difficult that recycling anything else. So, if you are not currently recycling the batteries that you use, the question is – why not?
Some people say that recycling batteries is too difficult or inconvenient,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but that is no more than an excuse, and a poor one at that. Lots of supermarkets have recycling points for batteries, and you can also find them in some libraries and schools. All you have to do is take your batteries and drop them in a box. Not hard, right? If you cannot think of anywhere in your local area that recycles batteries than do a quick search on Google for ‘recycle batteries + the name of your town’.
So, which types of batteries can be recycled?
Button batteries : These batteries, which are used in watches and hearing aids amongst other things, can have the mercury-oxide and silver-oxide reclaimed from them. This means that not only are there environmental benefits but there are economic ones too. For this reason, jewelers and pharmacies are happy to take these expired batteries from you because they can actually make some money from them.
Car batteries : Most modern countries have laws that require car battery sellers to collect old used batteries. The used batteries can be crushed into small pieces, with the plastic components being recycled into new plastic products and the recycled lead being turned back into new batteries or sent elsewhere for other uses.
Household batteries : These are the most common types of batteries and you will surely have at least some of them in use your house at the moment. They are not easy to turn into new batteries, but they should be taken to recycling points anyway. Though they may not be able to be used for any new purpose, at least they will be disposed of properly rather than being left in a landfill to damage the environment.
Learn More : Battery Disposal
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