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What are dry cell batteries

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:37 pm
by alex.barylski
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?

Cheers,
Alex

Re: What are dry cell batteries

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:00 pm
by Christopher
Toxic chemicals -- especially containing metals like Zinc and Manganese.

3-5 days! Why aren't you using rechargeables?

Re: What are dry cell batteries

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:05 pm
by Eran
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.

Re: What are dry cell batteries

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:11 pm
by Syntac
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.

Re: What are dry cell batteries

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:06 am
by alex.barylski
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

Re: What are dry cell batteries

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:34 pm
by josh
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 )