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 Ł28,000 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.
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.
Schools to host Aloha 'Aina Earth Day recycling drives (Honolulu Advertiser)
Aloha 'Aina Earth Day recycling collections will be conducted March 13 at Kahuku High & Intermediate School and March 20 at Farrington High School. Each event will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Advanced Recovery in Cornwall hosts electronics recycling day (The Photo News)
Cornwall On Thursday, March 11, 11a.m. to 4 p.m. (businesses only), and Saturday, March 13, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (general public), bring your old electronics and computer equipment to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, 195 Hudson Street, Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y. Items accepted include: monitors, printers, keyboards, VCR’s, batteries, cell phones, terminals, cables, fax machines, radios, modems, CRT ...
Sammamish to host recycling events this year (Issaquah Reporter)
The City of Sammamish will hold a number of recycling, waste reduction, and hazardous waste collection programs in 2010. The programs are a part of the city's efforts to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills as well as to properly collect and dispose of household hazardous and moderate risk wastes.
Columbus holds household hazardous waste recycling 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)
Muscogee County residents who load up their old computers, paint thinners, household cleaners and automotive fluids can haul them to the Columbus Consolidated Government’s 25 22nd Ave. recycling warehouse 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday.
Electronics recycling events planned in Northampton County (The Express-Times)
A household hazardous waste drop-off also is scheduled in October.
Demand for Lithium Is Poised to Take Off (New York Times)
With the promise of hybrid vehicles that use lithium-ion batteries, mining companies are investing in new sources of the metal.
Mayor Urges Recycling In Her Letter, Brochure (The Greeneville Sun)
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