What Happens When You Recycle Batteries. The Department of Energy recently awarded 95 million to a California-based recycling company to boost capacity for lithium-ion batteries the kind. Consumer Reports tells you what you need to know.
Perhaps the most popular type of disposable battery alkalines no longer contain mercury in the US because of a 1996 law that phased out that component. If incinerated toxic fumes are. If any battery is full of energy it can spark and ignite trash in a garbage bin.
That part is relatively simple.
If you prefer you can remove the batteries and dispose of them at a recycling center Home Depot Staples etc. Perhaps the most popular type of disposable battery alkalines no longer contain mercury in the US because of a 1996 law that phased out that component. If incinerated toxic fumes are. Nevertheless these batteries can be recycled to recover steel and sometimes zinc so dont throw them away.
