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

Question

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

Answer 1

Pack them up and send to collect to Al Gore, in La la land Tenn.  He big in to recycling.

Answer 2

The govt. wants you to recyle, but their recycling contractors most like just throw them away with the rest of the garbage.

Answer 3

depends on the type of battery. car can go to junk yard. (leave the acid in them it is also recycled. the newer a, aa,aaa, c and d batterys have no mercury in them so they can go into regular trash. contact your local township for other types of batteries.

Answer 4

Call your county dump, they have section for reclyling this stuff, also Schucks would know.

Answer 5

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 6

check for recycling centers in your area.  That is definately the best thing you can do.

Answer 7

Buy an LED flashlight.   I use my batteries in my camera first, then radio, then flashlight.   If you've got a pair of pliers, hacksaw and vise you can always cut them up and recycle the metal, burn the carbon rod in the center and store the electrolyte in a plastic container until some other idea comes along.

Answer 8

you get these special bins to put them in

if you put them in the ground

then when it rains it will go in the ground

where the battery has rusted over it will leak

then the water will either

go into the air via evaporation

go into rivers

either way we might end up drinking, bathing or eating it

its our plannet

Answer 9

take em to OSH for recycling.

Answer 10

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 11

Lowe's Hardware has places to drop off rechargeable batteries in their stores.

Answer 12

through them out the window, sike just out them in the garbage i dont think theres nothing else to do

Answer 13

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 14

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 15

if your talking about regular batteries radio shack will take them.if your talking about car batteries auto part store will take them

Answer 16

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 17

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 18

any type of battery can be recycled if your local area does it. go to your local recycling center and find out if they do. good luck

Answer 19

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 20

if there car batteries then u can recycle them, regular AA and AAA idk

Answer 21

check out recycle places

Answer 22

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 23

Throw them in the river with your old tires...seriously though, I just put mine in my recycle bin and they get picked up along with my other recycling.

Answer 24

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.

Answer 25

take them to the recycling center! they have a area (bin) for them !

Answer 26

Not quite sure on this, but I think Ive heard that you can recycle them. I dont think all places do it, but google it and see.

Answer 27

take them to your local hardware stores or walgreens.  theyll take them

Answer 28

they are polluting, but you can give them for recycling