Many recycling customers mistakenly assume that once they hand their spent batteries off to a recycler, the batteries are disposed of safely and correctly. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. In recent years, some recyclers have started sending battery waste overseas to crude smelting facilities that don’t meet American environmental standards. This is causing extensive damage to humans and the … Read More

Ask any waste management professional, environmental expert, or even your kindergartener and they’ll tell you: Recycling can benefit your community and the environment. Like other forms of recycling, battery recycling recovers harmful materials that would otherwise end up in a landfill and turns them into new products. As it turns out, there are many benefits to recycling your spent batteries … Read More

Your batteries have reached the end of their useful life. Now what? Recycling your batteries keeps dangerous chemicals out of landfills and protects the environment. Plus (and this is a big plus) recycling helps regain metals like cobalt, nickel, copper, and lithium — which can be reused to make new batteries and keep costs low.   On the flip side, tossing … Read More