OTHER MERCURY To find the nearest retail location to CONTAINING ITEMS recycle your rechargeable batteries visit www.rbrc.org. Homeowners There are other household items that contain mercury, such as fluorescent To find a county/municipal drop off for Guide to Proper bulbs, thermometers, and thermostats, rechargeable batteries or learn how to that should be disposed of properly. properly dispose of your button cell bat- Household teries, contact your County listed below: Listed below are several website links County Phone Battery that provide more information about proper household battery manage- Atlantic 609-272-6950 ment. Bergen 201-807-8696 Management www.njhazwaste.com Burlington 609-499-5200 www.nema.org/gov/ Camden 856-858-5241 env_conscious_design/drybat/ Cape May 609-465-9026 www.rbrc.org Cumberland 856-825-3700 Essex 973-857-2350 www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/ materials/battery.htm Gloucester 856-478-6045 Hudson 800-540-0987 Hunterdon 908-788-1110 Mercer 609-278-8086 Middlesex 732-745-4170 Monmouth 732-922-2234 Morris 973-829-8006 Ocean 732-506-5047 If it’s Passaic 973-305-5738 Salem 856-935-7900 Rechargeable, Somerset 908-231-7681 Sussex 973-579-6998 it’s Recyclable Union 908-654-9890 Warren 908-453-2174 8/09 Many New Jersey Counties have WHAT TYPES OF BATTERIES WHERE CAN I BRING MY been collecting household batteries SHOULD I RECYCLE? RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES for recycling and proper disposal FOR RECYCLING? since the early 1990s. Due to regu- Recycle all Rechargeable Batteries. latory changes and less hazardous • Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) Rechargeable batteries CAN be recycled battery compositions, collection prac- • Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) at participating retail locations including the following: Radio Shack, Best Buy, tices may change. • Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Staples, Target, Office Max, Lowes, • Nickel Zinc (Ni-Zn) Home Depot, Sears, Wal-Mart and Veri- • Small Sealed Lead-less than 11 zon Wireless. lbs (Pb) To find a retail collection site use the collection site locator at www.call2recycle.org or call the con- sumer helpline, 1-877-2-RECYCLE. Rechargeable batteries can be found in cordless power tools, cellu- Some counties have drop-off sites for lar and cordless phones, laptop rechargeable batteries or accept them at Since the New Jersey Dry Cell Bat- Household Hazardous Waste events. tery Management Act was adopted computers, digital cameras, two- Remember, batteries must be properly in 1991 and the Federal Mercury- way radios, camcorders, and re- prepared before drop off. See the back Containing and Rechargeable Bat- mote control toys. Rechargeable of the brochure for the phone number of tery Management Act was adopted batteries sometimes look like regu- your County Household Hazardous in 1996, household battery manu- lar alkaline batteries. The label on Waste Coordinator, or visit the Associa- the battery will indicate if it is re- tion of New Jersey Household Hazard- facturers have begun manufactur- ous Waste Coordinator’s website at ing alkaline batteries with no added chargeable. If it says “Alkaline”, www.njhazwaste.com for more informa- mercury and have reduced the dispose of it in the regular trash. tion. amount of mercury added to other PREPARING HAZARDOUS batteries. Alkaline (NON-ALKALINE) BATTERIES batteries now fall be- WHAT ABOUT BUTTON CELL BATTERIES? FOR RECYCLING low Federal and State hazardous Most button cell batteries still contain New Federal regulations have been en- waste standards and mercury. These batteries can be acted to prevent short circuiting of batter- ies during transport. Residents must can be disposed of brought to your County’s Household in the regular trash. individually bag each battery or tape Hazardous Waste events. each of the terminal end prior to recy- cling.