How to treat used batteries at home

Remote controls, radios, cameras .... many home appliances will use ordinary dry batteries. For this type of common dry battery, some environmentally friendly citizens will choose to collect it and send it to the Environmental Protection Department. "In the past, we used to send batteries from the public to Shandong or other places that could be handled, but now the country has not encouraged citizens to collect such ordinary dry batteries because China has now borrowed from other developed countries. Control of such used batteries at source, elimination of mercury and cadmium batteries and poor production processes, and restructuring of products. "At present, ordinary batteries have low or no mercury content, and the consumer group is dispersed. A small number of waste batteries will not cause pollution with domestic landfills under the dilution of large quantities of waste. However, the concentration of large amounts of waste batteries in one place, combined with poor handling, could lead to localized mercury contamination. Therefore, a centralized collection of common waste batteries is not recommended. Waste batteries that have been collected may be placed in centralized storage by municipal sanitation departments and sent to eligible disposal sites for use or disposal. "Although ordinary dry batteries do not contain mercury, they can be buried with garbage, but there are other heavy metals in the ring battery, and the battery reaches a certain amount, which also causes obvious pollution, so the conditions can be handed over to professional recycling companies for reuse. "

Unlike ordinary dry batteries, secondary dry batteries(rechargeable batteries, mainly used for mobile phones, computers) and lead-acid batteries(mainly used for automobiles and electric vehicles) have a greater impact on the environment and must not be thrown away at once. Instead, waste batteries that can be reused as a priority and can not be reused must be managed in accordance with regulations and standards for the management of hazardous wastes and gradually developed and implemented in accordance with the extended producer responsibility system. Under the condition of ensuring environmental safety, it can be disposed of innocently. Therefore, the waste batteries generated in the home can be safely handled directly to the original manufacturer for recycling, and the contaminated environment cannot be discarded at will.

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