I found some old car batteries in my garage, can I bring them to recycle?Ī. It does not matter where you purchased the batteries, as long as they are not automotive or industrial batteries we can recyle them. I cannot remember where I bought my batteries, but can I still give them to PSA Parts to recycle?Ī. When these rechargeable batteries fail to take a charge even after a few hours or seem to last for only a few minutes after an overnight charge, it may be time to recycle these batteries. Duracell rechargeable batteries can be recharged 100s or even 1000s of times. This varies between battery manufacturers. How would I know whether my rechargeable battery is ready to be recycled?Ī. No, these should be recycled as well and these types of household batteries account for the largest percentage that are commonly thrown with household waste. Surely, the AA and AAA alkaline batteries can be thrown?Ī. Yes, laptop batteries can be recycled along with batteries for digital cameras, camcorders, power tools, mobile phones, toys and more. I have a laptop battery, can this be recycled?Ī. Taking it personally to your nearest recycling point is the quickest and safest method. No, please do not post batteries that are damaged in any way. My battery is damaged, can I post it to you to recycle?Ī. Place it in cardboard/plastic container and take it to your nearest battery recycling point. My battery is leaking, what should I do?Ī. Batteries contain hazardous chemicals and metals, whilst these are contained within the battery and the battery is handled correctly it is not dangerous. The metals and chemicals contained within the battery are hazardous and are harmful to the environment.Ī. It is most likely to end up in a landfill or incinerated. No, you should not throw any type of batteries with household waste. Can batteries be thrown with household rubbish?Ī. Metals and chemicals are recycled and those which cannot are treated for safe disposal You can drop them off when you next do your food shopping.ĭEFRA advises against sending waste batteries in the postĪ. One of the best recycling routes is to take the battery to a major retailer like a supermarket. Making a special journey to a recycling centre, will incur unnecessary transportation. Please consider the environment when deciding how to recycle your battery. Our Trade Counter is open Mon - Fri, 9am - 6pm If you would like us to recycle your batteries please return them to: Drop the batteries into the collection points located in most Supermarket chains.Use the council battery collection service (if you are lucky enough to have one).Use the battery recycling service at your local municipal waste tip / collection point.Drop them into our recycling box on our trade counter.There are plenty of places that you can recycle batteries without taking time out of your normal routine: For example you can use one of the following: Rather than simply disposing of your battery with your household waste and thus commiting it to landfill you should save it and recycle it when you next have the opportunity.
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