Latest Batteries recycling News
Electronics are the most recycled products
According to Earth911.com, the top 10 products consumers looked to recycle in 2009 using Earth911’s Database were: 1. Computers 2. Batteries 3. Televisions 4. Paint 5. Aluminum Cans 6. Used Motor Oil 7. CFLs 8. Glass 9. Fluorescent Lamps 10. Christmas Trees “Electronics have always been popular searches on Earth911.com, but with the increased attention these devices have received, this past year was our h... [more]
Isle of Wight Council is installing battery bins at its household recycling centres
Isle of Wight Council is installing battery bins at its three household recycling centres at Lynnbottom (outskirts Newport), Forest Road (Newport) and Afton (Freshwater). Visitors put their disused batteries in these grey collection bins, which are then sent away for recycling. The disused batteries are collected by a specialist recycling firm. The batteries are stripped down and drained to leave just their metal casing which is then melted or... [more]
Midex rolls out nationwide free WEEE collection service
Following the success of a trial to collect unwanted electrical and electronic goods from homes in the South of England, WEEE processing company Midex has announced the nationwide roll-out of the country's first free WEEE collection service. Called WEEECollect.IT, the house to house service comprises picking up items such as TVs, computers, printers and other everyday electrical and electronic goods (with the exception of fridges and freezers)... [more]
France is playing a pioneering role in the treatment of waste
The recycling of waste materials has become a major environmental and economic issue: today, the world generates 3,100 million metric tons (Mt) of waste each year. France is playing a pioneering role in the treatment of waste, using practical working methodologies to deal with the problems, and applying the ‘polluter pays’ principle. Proposed new reforms in France will focus on waste reduction. The aim is that, by 2012, 35% of waste will be r... [more]
Scrap metal company fined for keeping and treating waste without the correct licence
Changes to the End of Life Vehicle Regulations in 2003 now require sites that keep depolluted waste vehicles to apply for a waste management licence. This is to ensure that premises had the necessary infrastructure to carry out the work safely, such as impermeable surfaces and sealed drainage systems to prevent fluids escaping into the environment. A scrap metal company has been ordered to pay more than £28,000 after admitting keeping and tre... [more]
Other Batteries recycling news and reviews
Chatham Township recycling includes batteries, cartridges (Chatham Courier)
CHATHAM TWP. - The township’s recycling program, sponsored by the Environmental Commission’s “Green Team,” has been expanded as of August to include household batteries and printer/toner cartridges.
Battery recycling starts in North Devon (North Devon Gazette & Advertiser)
NEW battery recycling boxes are to be placed in locations across North Devon, to make it easier for people to recycle their dead batteries, and to cut the amount going to landfill.
Village Rotary donates to KFCG battery recycling program (The Fallbrook Village News)
FALLBROOK The Fallbrook Village Rotary awarded a $1,000 grant last month to Keep Fallbrook Clean and Green (KFCG) for the continuing operation of its household battery recycling program. The donation will enable KFCG to recycle almost one ton of batteries. That translates into one less ton of materials in local landfills and, even more importantly, one less ton of hazardous chemicals that can ...
Recycle batteries, Styrofoam on Saturday in McHenry (Northwest Herald)
McHENRY – On Saturday, the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County will conduct their monthly recycling drive to collect household batteries, white block Styrofoam, and fluorescent tubes.
Electronic recycling program at Cedar Grove High School (The Record and Herald News)
Cedar Grove High School is sponsoring an electronics recycling drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the high school. Proceeds from the drive will help fund the Green Science and Green Citizen Scholarships for college-bound Cedar Grove High School students.
Trash masters (Tulsa World)
Tulsa recyclers are getting creative. It's not just about aluminum cans and plastic water bottles — recycling and reusing has become a way of life.
Bayfield students make recycling fashionable (The Durango Herald)
BAYFIELD - It took a lot of collecting, but Destini McGhehey and Lindsey Reinmuth finally gathered enough Capri Sun pouches to make a dress - and a belt.
Special e-waste event this weekend at Morongo casino (The Record Gazette)
Have you upgraded to the latest cell phone and don’t know what to do with the old one? Perhaps you should stop by Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa during its free electronic waste recycling event this weekend, March 13-14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Batteries Plus Educates Facilities Managers, Increases Battery Buying Power (dBusinessNews.com)
Hartland, WI – Batteries Plus, the nation’s largest retail battery franchise serving both retail and business customers, has developed a B2B partnership program to assist facilities management operators with its battery buying power, battery education, and battery recycling capabilities, all facilitated and operated by the nation’s most experienced battery experts.
El Rancho High School hosts electronic recycling (Whittier Daily News)
Participate in a free electronic waste recycling event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at El Rancho High School, 6501 S. Passons Blvd.
