| "catalpa" <catalpa@entertab.org>: Feb 05 09:34PM -0500 "The Real Bev" <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote in message news:p55vrv$jvj$1@dont-email.me... >>> Guess I am not supposed to just throw them away? >> Check the web site of your local solid waste utility. > Best Buy will recycle them. No, they will not. "Best Buy does not accept alkaline batteries for disposal. Customers should call 1-800-RECYCLING or visit www.1800recycling.com to find alkaline battery recycling centers in their neighborhoods." |
| "catalpa" <catalpa@entertab.org>: Feb 05 09:38PM -0500 <Beaver_Fever@live.com> wrote in message news:c0dfbe0b-a4f3-4632-9ff0-4b7e43613a94@googlegroups.com... > What do I do with them. > Guess I am not supposed to just throw them away? PA DEP says: "Alkaline and zinc carbon battery types no longer contain mercury and they may be disposed in your normal household trash." http://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Land/Waste/Recycling/PublicResources/Pages/HouseholdBatteries.aspx |
| The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Feb 05 09:43PM -0800 On 02/05/2018 06:34 PM, catalpa wrote: > "Best Buy does not accept alkaline batteries for disposal. Customers should > call 1-800-RECYCLING or visit www.1800recycling.com to find alkaline battery > recycling centers in their neighborhoods." Sorry, I thought there was a 'batteries' hole in their recycling thing. -- Cheers, Bev "Tell someone you love them today, because life is short. But scream it at them in Klingon, because life is also terrifying and confusing." -- D. Moore |
| Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com>: Feb 06 05:59AM -0800 On 2/5/2018 9:43 PM, The Real Bev wrote: >> battery >> recycling centers in their neighborhoods." > Sorry, I thought there was a 'batteries' hole in their recycling thing. For rechargeable batteries? NiCd, NiMh, Li. |
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