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Do you acquire a accumulation of acclimated domiciliary batteries hidden in your clutter drawer or a coffee can in the garage? You apperceive you should be environmentally amenable and recycle them, but you aren't abiding area to start, so the accumulation grows larger.
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But did you additionally apperceive that added precautions are appropriate back autumn and recycling batteries? Some absorb a balance allegation alike afterwards they can no best appropriately ability a device. These batteries can be a assurance accident because their ability has not been absolutely acclimated up and they can bake or spark, causing a blaze or added assurance incident.
That's why it's important for anyone with acclimated batteries to embrace some simple assurance tips back autumn them.
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1. Bag anniversary array in its own bright artificial bag afore agreement it in a accumulator container. If a bag isn't available, you can band the terminals with bright packing, non-conductive electrical or aqueduct tape. Abstain masking, painter and Scotch tape; blurred accoutrements or any wax products. Make abiding the characterization is visible.
2. Store the batteries in a cool, dry place. Incidents can action back batteries (or the accessories they ability such as a cellphone or tablet) are apparent to brutal or badly hot weather. Store them in a artificial container; abstain metal or cardboard.
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3. Keep an eye out for damaged batteries. If you see a bloated or billowing battery, anon put it in a non-flammable actual such as beach or backing clutter and put it in a cool, dry place. Do not actuate of it in the trash. Contact the battery's architect or banker anon for instructions, abnormally if the characterization says it is lithium or lithium-ion.
4. Drop them off aural six months. Store old batteries no best than six months. Make abiding they are bagged or taped afore bottomward them off for recycling. Retailers such as The Home Depot, Lowe's and Staples acquire them for recycling.
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All domiciliary batteries can be recycled. In particular, metals in rechargeable batteries can be repurposed into added articles such as new batteries, stainless animate pans and golf clubs. By recycling, you can be assured that your acclimated batteries will be kept out of the landfill.
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