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lead recycling:
There are many types of consumer batteries, from the lead-acid batteries we use in our cars to the little button batteries in our watches. There are household batteries like AA, AAA, C, D and 9-volt, some of them rechargeable, some not. But whatever type of battery, they all have chemicals inside them.
Of course, chemicals are not all equally toxic. The three worst "baddies" in batteryland are:
lead, cadmium, and mercury. Other battery compounds like silver, zinc, and nickel can also be problems, but less so.
Sending any type of battery to the landfill or incinerator means the contents of the battery will ultimately end up getting into the soil, air, groundwater, and/or surface water, and thus eventually into the food chain and drinking-water supply. Thus, the key thing is to make sure batteries with toxic components do not go to the landfill or incinerator in the first place.
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Multi-Material Drop Off |
For a list of private electronics recycling companies, visit Trash Takers. ... By recycling lead-acid batteries, the sulfuric acid is reprocessed or sent to ...
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The Myth of Automobile Battery Recycling |
City public health officials announced in 1991 that the lead recycling companies were responsible for poisoning the workers with lead. According to Dr. Ezio Zaghetto, a Sao Jose dos Campos public ...
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The Doe Run Company | Recycling |
... sent to other recycling companies for further processing. Boss, MO In 2003, the Resource Recycling Division was responsible for the recycling of approximately 350,000 tons of lead-bearing materials ...
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