Do ordinary waste batteries still need centralized recycling?

Mobile phones, cameras, remote controls, toys, car...As the development of electronic technology, electronic equipment is becoming more and more popular in people life. Almost every family can use battery. How do we deal with waste battery? Throw it away casually will pollute the environment. Many people worry about where can recycle the battery. In fact, with the upgrading of battery manufacturing technology, used batteries are thrown away with ordinary garbage 12 years ago.

Are you still worry about how to deal with the waste batteries and?

A lot of people don't know: 12 years ago, most of the waste battery is not hazardous waste

The phenomenon of

Throw old batteries is not, don't throw is not

Jiaojiang Mr. Qian love environmental protection, a public bicycle to work, wear cotton clothes.

"Hear old batteries contain a large number of heavy metals, throw fear of damage to the environment." His house has a plastic box, designed to collect out the waste battery down, have the kitchen lampblack machine and gas burner used, have used toilet water heater, and son used on remote control cars, remote control plane.

A few years down, is packed with the box, his troubles also in deepening: "so many old batteries, protect the environment can't throw. Don't throw it, put in the home also is not the way."

Linhai, ms chapter citizens also have like Mr. Qian: "there are many old batteries in the home, left is son play toys, threw a fear of environmental pollution, have been playing." Put for a long time, because some battery rot drainage.

Chapter, says ms for volunteers to before, but not now. Find a circle, also didn't find a place to recycle old batteries, the in the mind is very tired.

experts

Used batteries are just ordinary garbage, 12 years ago has not hazardous waste

What does citizen collection of waste batteries do? Yesterday, the reporter contacted the Taizhou city environmental protection bureau of solid waste management center. Staff was surprised: "still collect waste batteries? Most of the battery is no need to focus on recovery, as ordinary garbage disposal."

"Ordinary dry cell, that is, people often say that the no. 1, 5 batteries, batteries, battery mercury levels are low, as long as it is ok to use simple plastic bag together with household garbage away. Centralized collection instead of heavy metal concentration causes pollution." Staff said that, this kind of battery has required for countries with low or without mercury pollution to the environment can be neglected.

"The past ordinary dry-cell batteries of poisonous and harmful material is mercury, cadmium, lead, only exist in nickel cadmium, lead acid battery." Staff is introduced, the main batteries are common in everyday life are radio, remote control, such as the use of alkaline batteries; Nickel cadmium battery used for laptop computers and other digital devices (now main use do not contain cadmium, nickel metal hydride batteries);Heavy use of mobile phones lithium ion batteries; Use lead-acid batteries, battery car, automobile electronic equipment button on the battery of this a few classes.

And people usually says the poisonous and harmful waste batteries, mainly refers to the battery contained in these three kinds of heavy metal cadmium, mercury, lead. The three kinds of heavy metal toxicity are big, keep environment a long time, can cause chronic poisoning enters the body through the food chain.

At the end of 1997, the country's nine BuWeiJu jointly issued "on the regulation of limit mercury battery products", clear mercury levels required to limit the battery products, "the first to implement low mercury, ultimately achieve mercury-free."(low standards of mercury is a battery in the mercury content is less than 0.025% by weight of the batteries, mercury-free standard is less than 0.0001% by weight of the battery.)

On January 1, 2002, ban in the domestic market sales is higher than low mercury standard cells.

In 2003, the state environmental protection administration issued the "waste battery pollution control technology policy" pointed out: at present, under the condition of the lack of effective recycling technology economy does not encourage centralized collection has reached the requirements of the countries with low or without mercury waste batteries.

On January 1, 2006, banned the sale is higher than the standard of mercury-free alkaline zinc manganese battery.

That is to say, as early as 12 years ago, those who have reached the requirements of the countries with low or without mercury waste battery is just a ordinary garbage rather than hazardous waste.

survey

80% people do not know that used batteries can be a ordinary garbage discarded

Waste battery is how to deal with in everyday life? How many people know used batteries can be a ordinary garbage dump? The reporter do a little research.

Possessing the citizens said Ms. Lee, used batteries are put in a drawer, has collected half the drawer.

"Before the old batteries collected, collected a lot, but how also can't find where the recycling, finally threw together with garbage."Huangyan citizens Mr Wang says, each time you throw is very self-reproach, "there should be led by the environmental protection department, unified recycling."

"How can literally throw? It is responsible for the environment."Luqiao  Mr Jiang indignation.

"Can really throw? You have to make wrong?" There are three wu a face of confusion.

Survey, 80% of people don't know used batteries can be a ordinary garbage discarded.

Not all used batteries can literally throw

Since ordinary dry-cell batteries not cause environmental pollution, so if we don't have to recycle used batteries? Staff, in addition to dry cell, daily life and a rechargeable battery, greater damage to the environment, is still a hazardous waste, we need to concentrate recovery for free-pollution disposal.

Waste battery collection is focused on cadmium nickel batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, lithium ion batteries, lead-acid battery scrap, such as rechargeable batteries and silver oxide abandoned a button batteries (i.e., waste button cell).

"General laptop using nickel cadmium battery; Cars, electric vehicle battery is generally use lead-acid batteries. Car battery is broken, after the 4 s shop change, directly on the 4 s shop, recycling by the manufacturer." Staff member introduction, this a few kinds discarded batteries need to be done by qualified unit.

"Waste Battery Pollution Control Technology Policy" regulates that rechargeable battery and button cell manufacturer, importer of rechargeable battery and button cell, use rechargeable batteries or button cell products manufacturers, entrust other battery manufacturers use a trademark that you have rechargeable batteries and the merchants of button cell, shall bear the responsibility of waste recycling of waste rechargeable batteries and button cells.

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