Eco Earth City Guide Resources
BATTERIES
Batteries are considered hazardous waste.
Consumption
Americans purchase nearly 3 billion dry-cell batteries every
year to power radios, toys, cellular phones, watches, laptop computers,
and portable power tools.
Wet-cell batteries, which contain a liquid electrolyte, commonly power
automobiles, boats, or motorcycles.
Nearly 99 million wet-cell lead-acid car batteries are manufactured each
year.
A car battery contains 18 pounds of lead and one pound of sulfuric acid.
Recycling and Disposal
Recycling batteries keeps heavy metals out of landfills and the air. Recycling
saves resources because recovered plastic and metals can be used to make
new batteries.
Household batteries contribute many potentially hazardous compounds to
the municipal solid waste stream, including zinc, lead, nickel, alkalines,
manganese, cadmium, silver, and mercury.
Battery Statistics: www.ehso.com
Recycling Locations:
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Brooks Institute of Photography
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Community Hazard Waste Collection Center
UCSB
Mesa Road, Building 565
Goleta, CA 93117
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Phone (805) 882-3602
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