Sometimes even when you’re contributing to a worthy cause…accidents just end up happening. The need to take any and every measure to keep batteries from ending up in landfills has been well documented by The Battery Times; which is why news such as this is disheartening. According to several major news outlets, firefighters were battling [...]
Instead of letting old batteries collect dust in the garage or end up wasting away in a landfill where they will likely do harm to our environment, why not turn that battery into something everyone can enjoy…..like a tree! Between October 3 and 10, CAA Niagara of Ontario, Canada is collecting
The approach being taken by the European Union to encourage/enforce the recycling of batteries just got a boost from one of the largest battery manufacturers in the world. The American battery-giant Duracell has signed an agreement with the European Union to help funding and recycling of batteries, and is waiting for the approval of Europe’s [...]
Recently, Montreal’s city government announced it would no longer accept dead batteries from businesses.This sudden change came as a major blow to local business owners. Alan DeSousa, a city executive for sustainable development, claimed that according to Montreal law, retailers of all stripes must take responsibility for disposing dead batteries.
The clock is ticking for battery retailers in the U.K. As part of the European Directive on Batteries and Accumulators that was was published on September 26, 2006; any U.K. retailer that sells more than 32 kg (appx.70 lbs.) a year of portable batteries will need to provide free in-store recycling points for waste batteries [...]
