BATTERY RECYCLING

BATTERY

RECYCLING

Now that the Christmas presents are opened you will no doubt soon have a collection of old batteries that have died. In the past you would just throw these into the rubbish without giving it a second thought, but these days putting old batteries, even the little ones AAA or smaller is a no no, and very bad for the environment. Batteries thrown in the rubbish go to land fill and crushed, all the nasties in the battery leach out into the soil causing a toxic mess. Old laptop batteries, rechargeable batteries all fall into the same boat, do not throw in the general rubbish or recycling bin.

SO, WHAT TO DO.

Many retail stores like ALDI, Officeworks, Battery World, Woolworths have dedicated recycling boxes for batteries, it is actually pretty easy to find a battery recycler near you with a simple Google search or hit this link https://recyclingnearyou.com.au/ We all must play our part and take the time to gather the batteries and find a drop off, yes it takes a little extra time but it makes a big difference to the environment, and once you have found a drop off point near you its easy, when passing or visiting that store just drop them in as you go.