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How to dispose of the battery
I didn't exactly know what category to put this under..
Iv'e got this battery for a video game system Nintendo DS to be specific that's pretty much shot how do i dispose of it?
Do i just throw it away in the garbage or is there a special way of doing it? Please help(:
Thank you!
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Hi there,
It is not ever ok to throw a battery like that away. There are several retailers in the USA that will take your old batteries and recycle them here is a partial list:
Alltel, Batteries Plus, Best Buy, Black & Decker, Cingular Wireless, The Home Depot, Milwaukee Electric Tool, Orchard Supply, Porter Cable Service Center, RadioShack, Remington Product Company, Sears, Staples, Target, US Cellular, Verizon Wireless, and Wal-Mart. And in Canada: Battery Plus, Bell Mobility, Canadian Tire, FIDO/Microcell, Future Shop, The Home Depot, Home Hardware, London Drugs, Makita Factory Service Centers, Personal Edge/Centre du Rasoir, RadioShack Canada, Revy, Sasktel, Sears, The Sony Store, Telus Mobility and Zellers.
There is a helpful tool to find a place near you to drop off your old rechargable batteries:
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... I live in the middle of noplace and it found one close by to me. Cool!
Please read this VERY excellent page for plenty more info:
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While you can throw out the battery, it may infect your garbage and possibly the area where your garbage is. It also will probably pollute the garbage in the garbage truck, and if a human ingests it, it is fatal.
It's always best to find a local home hardware store and dispose of it there, as it will not pollute the environment and could save the health of multiple animals.
- TeenSoup
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