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According to various government agency websites (National Forest Service, City of Chicago) regular batteries are not considered hazardous waste and can be discarded in the regular trash. That includes alkaline, manganese, and carbon-zinc batteries. The reason alkaline batteries were classified as hazardous was due to the Mercury content. Mercury has been phased out in those batteries, so they are no longer an issue. Rechargeable batteries (Ni-CD) and lithium and button batteries could still be recycled, but places to drop them off might not be available in your area.
Automotive lead acid batteries cannot be sent to landfills.
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- Because they polute the soil and don't disintegrate. Use rechargeable batterys to prevent polution.
- Because when the people proses the garbage using big machines to squish the garbage the gas of the battery will leak and so thing horrible will happen.
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∙ 13y agoIf not properly disposed of, the battery may explode or leak, causing damage to skin, furniture, or the environment.
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∙ 12y agoit will burn if it contacts metal... :/ it could be bad...
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∙ 11y agoThe Batteries could explode because of the heat in the area and cause a fire that would be quite hard to control and to stop
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∙ 8y agoBecause we contaminate the planet
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What is the proper way to dispose of used batteries?
To get rid of used batteries contact your waste management company. They'll send over a special collection crew to dispose of batteries.
What is the best way to dispose of old batteries?
Batteries are considered hazardous waste. Sometimes your disposal company will have a certain day that they will come take care of hazardous waste. You can always bring them to a recycling center as well.
How can I safely dispose of lithium batteries?
The best way to dispose of you lithium batteries in a safe manner is to recycle them at your local recycling center. This works with all batteries and other electronics. If your local recycling center does not accept electronics they can be picked up by your city's designated household waste disposal day's or garbage days if you prefer.
What is the proper way to disposed of Alkaline batteries?
They should be dropped in a battery recycling bin. Such bins often exist in or near electronics stores. Make sure they accept alkaline batteries. Some only accept rechargeable batteries. Using rechargeable batteries can save you money and greatly reduce the number of batteries you need to dispose of.
How should one dispose of old button batteries?
That will depend on where you live. Batteries can be recycled, so a recycling center should accept them. In California, batteries cannot be thrown away in the trash, so most curbside recycling services will accept household batteries. Talk to your local trash collection service to see what they recommend.
Does my television take a23 batteries?
Some televisions to take a 23 batteries. However, the only way to be completely certain is to look at your manual for the television or the TV itself for a label.
What is the proper way to dispose of batteries?
You should take them to your local hazardous waste place.I keep mine in an old cookie tin until I'm going to be near Patterson Avenue anyway.
What is the proper way to dispose of pro jet cartridges?
The best way to dispose of a cartridge is to recycle it, if you are not able to get a refill for it. You will take it to any recycling facility to dispose of it.
Why is it important to dispose of waste materials and consumables such as oils and chemicals in a safe and enviromentally friendly way?
so the workplace is tidy
What is the best way and safest way to dispose of I legal drugs?
The safest way to dispose of legal drugs is to take them to the police department or flush them in the toilet.
Why can't batteries be used for everything?
-- They're no good at doing English homework, making cake batter, or painting portraits. -- For the things they're able to do, they're too heavy and expensive, they tend to run out of gas and die after a while, and they're hard to dispose of in an environmentally friendly way. -- If you say "But we can use rechargeable batteries so we never need to dispose of them or buy new ones.", I would say "Fine, that'll work. But if you're going to buy a battery charger that plugs into the wall and charges your batteries, then you haven't gained anything. Why not just forget about the batteries and plug the appliances into the wall in the first place ?"
Is dilution an acceptable way to dispose of the used copper chloride solution?
Is dilution an acceptable way to dispose of the used copper chloride solution
