4/24 Tip: Recycling Batteries

tip of the day
What happens when the Energizer Bunny actually does die?
the bite
Recycle. It's next to impossible to recycle traditional alkaline batteries, so you've switched to rechargeables. But at some point, even, they stop going on and on. Luckily, recycling rechargeables is drop-dead easy.
the benefits
  • Keeping bad stuff in one place. Recycling rechargeables prevents toxins from leaching into waterways and the air. From lithium to lead, many battery components can be recovered and reused.
  • It's easy - as easy as dropping off old rechargeables at a participating retail store when you're picking up new ones.
  • It takes all kinds: car, laptop, and cell phone batteries included.
personally speaking
The way we use our cell phones and laptops, it's no wonder our boxes of dead rechargeables at the Biter offices fill up fast. When full, we drop 'em off at Radio Shack or Walgreen's, which we found through Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation's (RBRC) Call2Recycle program.
wanna try?