Battery Recycling Batteries Are Essential to Our Mobile Lifestyle

Battery Recycling Batteries Are Essential to Our Mobile Lifestyle

Battery Recycling Batteries are essential to our mobile lifestyle. Phones, music Davis Street Resource DID YOU KNOW? Recovery Complex players, cameras and more make our lives convenient Davis Street collects over 2615 Davis Street because of the power supplied by batteries. However, the 125,000 batteries each year San Leandro, CA 94577 chemicals that give batteries their “juice” are considered for recycling. Hours of Operation: hazardous materials under California’s Universal Waste MON - FRI: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm SAT: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Rule and are banned from the California landfills. MATERIAL MATTErs SUN: Closed The “juice” for batteries includes lead acid, nickel-cad- Today, 97% of automotive lead acid batteries are recycled in mium, and nickel-metal-hydride. These are found in the USA. As a result, over 50% common household items like surge protectors, batteries, of the lead supply comes from (AAA, AA, B, C, D), cell phones, and button batteries for recycled batteries. davisstreet.wm.com cameras. Rechargeable batteries, while less hazardous, contain lithium-ion and are also recyclable. The main objective for recycling batteries is to prevent hazardous materials from entering landfills. Some residents have curbside services for recycling household batteries. Check with your city to find out if this recycling program is available in your community. Regardless, all residents of Alameda County can recycle their batteries at the Household Hazardous Waste facilities in Oakland, Hayward and Fremont. Once collected, recyclers sort batteries into like chemis- tries. The batteries are then broken apart and materials are separated for recycling. To learn more about the recycling process of each of these materials, visit: www.batteryrecycling.com/Battery+Recycling+Process. ©2011 Waste Management, Inc. Printed on post-consumer recycled paper..

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