Battery Recycling for Households

This program was designed to help individuals recycle the dry cell batteries they have accumulated from their wireless household products. These types would include dry cell batteries generated from the use of cell phones, laptop computers, flashlights, cameras, watches, hearing aids, toys, two way radios, electric tools, clocks, electronic devices, etc.

The dry cell battery chemistry types are: Alkaline, Zinc Carbon, Nickel Metal Hydride, Nickel Cadmium, Lithium Ion, Lithium, Mercury, Silver, and Lead Acid.

Click here to download your step-by-step household battery recycling instructions that will guide you through proper handling, packaging, shipping, and payment so that your dry cell batteries are recycled properly.

Your cost to recycle your dry cell batteries is 85¢ per pound, plus the mailing cost to get them to Battery Solutions Inc.

For more information, please call us at 1-800-852-8127 or click here to find out what you can do to help protect the environment.

Large wet cell batteries like automotive, marine, motorcycle and lawn garden are handled separately. Click here for instructions on recycling wet cell batteries.

Benefits of a Battery Recycling Program:

• Keeps all the hazardous metals in one place
• The metals reclaimed are reused and put back into the manufacturing process to build more batteries
• The plastic is recycled to be used again
• The cost of landfilling the batteries is saved
• Establishes good environmental policy
• Saves natural resources
• Protects the future
• Conserves for future generations
• Countries have gone environmentally bankrupt by not managing their waste products. Recycling helps prevent this from ever happening!

By recycling your batteries properly, you will be keeping in compliance with current environmental regulations, managing your waste stream properly and limiting your exposure to liability....and setting good example for everyone to keep our environment healthy.

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