What are dry cell batteries

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alex.barylski
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What are dry cell batteries

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More importantly why are they not easily recycled?

Having a wireless mouse/keyboard I go through double A's at the rate of about a dozen month myabe a little less. Two batteries in my mouse last about 3-5 days depending on use.

Being environmentally conscience I googled for how to recycle the massive collection of dry cells I have accumulated (thinking they are hazardous the the environment I didn't want to chuck em') and all I found was places that accept rechargables, etc...

If you want to dispose of dry cells, you need to actually "pay" to get rid of them...to the tune of about $25/12Lbs of batteries...

Not exaclty what call incentive to bother recycling. If anything I could be bothered to spend the effort to get rid of batteries if it was free, but to pay? I'm not that dedicated. :P

So I ask...why (or where) do all recycling places not accept dry cell batteries. Obviously because they are not reusable or much to gain from their innerds.

Why is it dry cell batteries are essentially "non-reusable" garbage??? Isn't there anything worth recycling to offer a company incentive to accept battereis for free?

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Toxic chemicals -- especially containing metals like Zinc and Manganese.

3-5 days! Why aren't you using rechargeables?
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Battery recycling regulations are completely dependent on where you live. Just for the record, the materials of recycled batteries can be reused to make new batteries. It's very peculiar you have no place around you which would collect batteries for recycling for free.
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PCSpectra wrote:More importantly why are they not easily recycled?
Two batteries in my mouse last about 3-5 days depending on use.
You must have a pretty hungry mouse.
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3-5 days! Why aren't you using rechargeables?
Because I had a huge bunch of non-recharables given to me...might as well use them...in fact some are pretty old...maybe that has to do with the 3-5 days...

I dod have rehcarables too but I also have dozens of wireless devices whihc demand batteries too :P
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Put one of these in my car trunk:
http://www.kinetikaudio.com/hc2400.asp

One of these under the hood:
http://www.tsunamionline.com/product_listing.php?id=4

( 2600W 15" subwoofer + door speakers :wink: Tryin to go deaf before I'm even legal to drink )
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