| Virtually every family has at least one appliance that | | | | contained in chargeable batteries. All of these are |
| requires some sort of battery to be used. Some | | | | recyclable so that they may form raw materials for |
| appliances solely depend on batteries while others | | | | manufacturing industries. To get a final product, the |
| may use electrical energy as well. Incase of | | | | batteries must first be separated from their plastics |
| emergencies such as power outages, portable | | | | and insulation material using gas-fired thermal |
| appliances that require batteries such as flashlights | | | | oxidizers. Then each battery is processed by using |
| are extremely helpful. Each and everyday more | | | | heat treatment furnaces using a great amount of |
| products are being produced that need batteries to | | | | energy to end up with the final product. |
| be useful. While becoming more popular in our daily | | | | Certain rules and standard procedures have been |
| life, the problems of pollution and many other hazards | | | | made by the American government which is to be |
| come into effect. | | | | followed for recycling battery purposes. Nearly all |
| Have you ever wondered what was inside a battery? | | | | recycling locations in America contain a section for |
| Each battery contains a certain metals such as lead | | | | battery recycling. Each location must follow the |
| and zinc. When not recycled correctly our | | | | government's standards and principles correctly. |
| environment can suffer greatly. If one leaves a | | | | Millions of batteries are recycled at these locations |
| battery on the ground, it may leak into the ground | | | | per year and recharged batteries are often offered |
| causing corrosion of the soil and put nearby wildlife in | | | | at a minimal cost. Each rechargeable battery |
| danger. If recycled correctly these environmental | | | | eventually can't "recharge" any longer so there is a |
| problems won't be encountered. | | | | service provided for those batteries as well. |
| There are basically two classifications of batteries. | | | | By recycling batteries the environment is not being |
| Non-chargeable which cannot be recycled and | | | | polluted nearly as much, many natural resources are |
| chargeable which can be reused again and recycled. A | | | | saved due to the rechargeable batteries also. There |
| vast amount of materials such as lead, | | | | is a large variety of websites on the Internet with |
| nickel-cadmium, nickel hydride, and mercury are | | | | more quality information on recycling batteries. |