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Recycling Rechargeable Batteries

This question comes from Damon, “I’m cleaning out my workshop and have come across several orphaned rechargeable batteries. Are these recyclable like standard batteries?”

Yes, they are, and there’s probably a drop-off location just minutes from your home. The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation has established a network of collection points with national retailers, and all you have to do to find a local participant is visit www.call2recycle.org or call 1-877-2-RECYCLE. Old cell phones are welcome, too, and every item you bring in for recycling goes out to a state-of-the-art facility where the reusable contents are harvested for the production of stainless steel and new batteries.

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