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GreenTruck: Waste Front Page
The Universal Waste Rule currently applies to batteries, pesticides, thermostats and fluorescent lamps. State-Specific Universal Waste Regulations State ... Batteries Batteries contain acids, lead and other pollutants that may escape to nearby surface waters or percolate into groundwater sources when improperly stored or disposed. Vehicle batteries should ...
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GreenTruck: Recycling Used Batteries
Used Batteries SERVICES News Training & Conferences GT Staff Contact Us Site Map Help Recycling Used Batteries Batteries contain acids, lead and other pollutants that may escape to nearby surface waters or percolate into groundwater sources when improperly stored or disposed. Vehicle batteries ...
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The Consumer Recycling Guide: Recycling More Obscure Materials (toxics, batteries, mercury, computers, eyeglasses, foam peanuts)
Automotive batteries, Recycling Automotive batteries contain lead. Lead is both toxic and valuable; in the US over 95% of all automotive batteries are recovered and recycled. Virtually any place that sells batteries ...
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Commercial/Industrial | Waste | US EPA
Batteries Batteries contain heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, and nickel, which can contaminate the environment when batteries are improperly disposed of. This ... municipal waste and environmental contamination associated with the use and disposal of batteries; provides information about battery reuse and recycling; and links to related EPA publications. ...
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Batteries | Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) | US EPA
Recycling batteries keeps heavy metals out of landfills and the air. Recycling saves resources because recovered plastic and metals can be used to make new batteries. Batteries contain heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, and nickel, which can contaminate the environment when batteries are improperly disposed of. When ...
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Kind Planet Green Living - Eco Shopping -Part of Our Environmental Forum
If buying batteries is necessary, consider rechargeable or recycled bateries as an alternative. Disposable batteries contain toxic chemicals and manufacturing them takes about 50 times as much energy as the batteries produce ...
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The World's Shortest Comprehensive Recycling Guide
MOTOROIL. Old oil and old tires are serious problems. Automotive batteries, sealed lead/gel-cell batteries Keep lead out of the environment; take to an automotive or ... for information. Throw alkaline and heavy duty batteries in trash unless prohibited (See California Universal Waste Note. Nickel-Cadmium rechargeable batteries contain toxins, please recycle. Laser/Ink printer cartridges ...
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Recycling Frequently Asked Questions - Washington State Department of Ecology
Batteries Q. Why are alkaline batteries not always recyclable? A. Though it is possible to reclaim some metal from alkaline batteries, these batteries are not often ... batteries. As currently manufactured, however, these batteries contain only a fraction of the mercury they once did. Many counties have therefore determined that the reduced risk in sending alkaline batteries ...
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Batteries
(D009), potassium hydroxide and/or sodium hydroxide (WSC2). Lithium batteries contain lithium. Lithium reacts with air or water to produce fire and/or an explosion (D003). Nickel-Cadmium batteries contain ...
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Using Batteries
Warranties Wire Loss Tables Using Lead-Acid Batteries Contact US Home Using Lead-Acid Batteries The links below are all on this ... Specific Gravity During Recharge Operation Of The Battery Storage batteries do not store electrical energy, but convert electrical energy ... several factors. The specific gravity must be high enough to contain the amount of sulfuric acid necessary to meet the chemical ...
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