have u ever seen those ads on tv where it says " recycle ur toxic stuff here!!" a car battery is considered toxic so recycle it at one of those places! =P
They are not refurbished but are recycled.
Yes, and they must be recycled.
You can't "recycle" a battery but there are rechargeable batteries. Rechargeable batteries range in size anywhere from AAA to car batteries.
Yes, most of the battery is reused.
Batteries are the most recycled item
They can be recycled: http://www.sheknows.com/home-and-gardening/articles/804238/what-can-you-do-with-your-old-batteries-can-they-be-recycled
According to the health codes and the danger of throwing batteries away, you should recycle ALL batteries. From AAA all the way to you car battery should be recycled.
They get recycled
they get thrown out no, they get recycled
The common, Lead-Acid car battery contains a lot of lead that can (and MUST) be recycled. Most of the Lead used for fabricating new car batteries comes from recycling. Car battery recycling is quite efficient and therefore, the poisonous lead is mostly kept from polluting the Earth, but some people ignore this and let used batteries go to landfills, which is a no-no!
If they are recycled properly, no, they are not bad for the environment.
Most of the material is recycled.