I’ve wondered for years why aren’t there places to recycle batteries around town because we all know that batteries contain very toxic chemicals. Throwing them out will just contaminate our soil, drinking water and eventually us. Thankfully there are now programs that are being implemented around the country that are helping people make smarter decisions by recycling their used batteries instead of tossing them in the trash.
Home Depot for example has taken a step forward in the race to clean up our our environment by implementing the use of battery recycling bins in their stores. You can just walk in when you’re going to pick up some lumber or that new power drill you’ve had your eyes on and drop off your batteries free of charge. Can’t get much easier than that.
Home Depot also offers Paint and Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Bulbs recycling too which is great considering we all have old paint cans to get rid of and you can’t get rid of them in the garbage. CFL’s which have mercury in them are becoming more popular by the day so it is imperative that we recycle them.
Rona is another company that is offering a CFL recycling program and there will be many others to join these new recycling programs in the near future. You can always go to your local town office or city hall and see what battery, Paint or CFL recycling programs are as well.
Quite interesting blog and really great post! Thank you.