Who accepts batteries for recycle ?

[LuxLuthor]

I had a variety of AAA, AA, 2/3A, C, D Alkaline/NiMH as well as a few Li-Ion cells, and tried dropping them off at my local electronics store, then Rat Shack, & Best Buy while running errands. None of them would take them. They said the only ones they take are sealed cell phone batteries at Rat Shack. Are there EPA guidelines mandating who must accept them?

 

[Itchrelief]

Over here in Los Angeles, the county runs hazardous waste collections about every 2-3 weeks in various locations. Generally there will be one near my area every few months.

"Some examples of what you CAN bring to a HHW collection:

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• Motor oil, oil filters, brake fluid
• Used Antifreeze
• Paint, paint thinner, turpentine
• Cleaners with acid or lye
• Pesticides or herbicides
• Household batteries or car batteries
• Pool chemicals
• CRT's, old TV's, misc. electronics
• Mercury thermometers or thermostats
• Unwanted or expired prescriptions (MORE INFO)

What you CANNOT bring to a HHW collection:

• Explosives
• Ammunition
• Radioactive materials
• Trash
• Tires
• Business waste
• White goods (stoves, fridges, etc.)"

 

[ScottB]

I inquired at Circuit City when I was buying Eneloops and they said they take them.

 

[h2xblive]

I had a variety of AAA, AA, 2/3A, C, D Alkaline/NiMH as well as a few Li-Ion cells, and tried dropping them off at my local electronics store, then Rat Shack, & Best Buy while running errands. None of them would take them. They said the only ones they take are sealed cell phone batteries at Rat Shack. Are there EPA guidelines mandating who must accept them?

"Rat Shack?" Do you mean Radio Shack? I've taken them nicad cells (from battery packs I disassembled) which had the shrink wrap all melted off and they still took them.

 

[itguy07]

You can get a list of locations here www.rbrc.com . According to them they take NiMh, NiCd, LiIon, and small (under 2lbs) Lead Acid batteries.

 

[VidPro]

'Easy Removability'
Requirement
The Battery Act prohibits the
sale in the United States of a rechargeable
consumer product
that contains a regulated battery
that is not easily removable from
the product. This means that consumers
must be able to easily remove
the regulated battery at the
end of its life, by using common
household tools.​

that is sooo cool, this is why replacing a gell cell and ni-cads has become soo much easier than it was before. before it was easier to throw out the whole device , as if that was envirometally better.​

the Battery Act was signed into law on
May 13, 1996. The law serves two purposes:
to phase out the use of mercury
in batteries, and to provide for the efficient
and cost-effective collection and
recycling or proper disposal of used
nickel cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries, used
small sealed lead-acid (SSLA) batteries,
and certain other regulated batteries.​

1996? wow and it only took them about 5-6 years to start to adopt easy simple ways for the consumer to recycle them.
and probably only another 15 years before people know they can.
i didnt know it went back that far.​

 

[Sub_Umbra]

Coincidentally, I just disposed of two D NiCads tuesday. After reading a thread here a couple years ago similar to this one I took them down to Radio Shack to see if they'd take them -- they did. Cool.

 

[Thujone]

USPS has bags you can fill up and drop in the mail for free pickup. I snagged a couple last time I went in for a package pickup.

 

[DavidD]

I drop off all my batteries at Batteries Plus.

David

 

[altis]

Here in the UK, whenever you order anything from Eurobatteries they even supply a postage paid return envelope for you to recycle. http://www.eurobatteries.com/

 

[LuxLuthor]

So it was just the particular clerks on duty at Rat Shack & Best Buy that claimed they could not take batteries? I'll try it again, then if they still refuse, I'll have to find a copy of the regulation requiring them to accept them.

 

[GarageBoy]

Theres bins at staples

 

[PhotonBoy]

Hey VidPro: Easy Removability Requirement

Does this mean that Apple's iPhone is breaking the law?

 

[itguy07]

Does this mean that Apple's iPhone is breaking the law?

Good question. However, I don't think LiIon fall under this requirement. the same could be said for iPods and the many Bluetooth headsets that have LiIon batteries built in.

 

[VidPro]

right, its for "regulated" batteries, which now are the LEAD and Ni_cad, alegged to be the most problematic.