Where To Get Rid Of Dead Batteries. Dead batteries dont belong in your bin recycle them instead. However because they still have 70 percent of their capacity after electric vehicle use there is a secondary market for them for home storage street lights elevators data centers and other uses.
First it depends on what kind of battery youre trying to get rid of. Dead batteries are not always fully depleted so multiple batteries together can create a charge and cause damage. From February 2010 shops selling more than 32kg of batteries a year approx 345 x four-packs of AA batteries have to provide battery recycling collection facilities in-store.
Smaller batteries like those found inside a watch are recyclable as are bulkier battery packs that power.
Some councils will collect batteries as part of their own collection service but if not you can drop them off at a recycling centre. People rely on batteries to power everything from their remote control to their toothbrush but it isnt always clear what to do with those batteries when th. If you have dozens of batteries to dispose of do not place them in the same container at the same time. Proper disposal depends on the type of battery you have.
