[Novalug] Battery Disposal

[Jon LaBadie]

On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 04:29:45PM -0400, John B. Holmblad wrote:
> Dan,
> 
> fyi, here is the url to a www page at the Fairfax County Government www 
> site about battery handling/recycling:
> 
>    http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/recycling/mat-bat.htm
> 
> Until I read this I did not realize that standard AA/AAA/C./D batteries 
> can be simply put in the trash. That explains why the recycling center 
> does not want to see these kinds of batteries.
> 

Different policies for different locales.

In my former NJ county (Mercer) we recycled both
sealed lead/acid batteries and the standard cells.
They could either be dropped off in boxes at the
gov't bldgs or some office supply stores or they
could be put in plastic zipper bags clearly labeled
for the normal recycler pickup.

BTW car batteries could be disposed of on special
"hazardous waste days" held several times a year.
They also took stains, paints, fertilizers, herb-
and pesticides, acids, solvents, etc.

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