Settle an Argument... Where to Throw Batteries (AA / AAA)

[LDN]

I’ve always been told that batteries (household type AA etc) should never be thrown out with normal rubbish.

Friend says ‘rubbish’ no pun intended - they can be put in the normal black wheelie bin.

Google search brings up a load of US centric advice.

[ST_Nuts]

I'm guilty of throwing em in the landfill bin but you should recycle them - most supermarkets have battery recycling bins.

[Riley Blue]

My local council recycles them if tied in a bag to the bin handle, supermarkets take them too. It's totally irresponsible to throw them away with rubbish.

[Puggit]

We recycle them. All of them.

[red_slr]

Funny you should mention went to the tip today with a box of batteries and a couple of old laptop batteries.

The last 10+ years they had a big bin for them as you drive in along with a cage for car batteries, the first time I go to use said bin "oh we had to get rid of it some new rules on moving batteries bla bla (stopped listening at that point)". So I posted them in the "laptop recycling bin". Probably not the right place to put them but the blokes at the tip give zero fu*cks so it was that or take them home for the black bin.

[Vaud]

Recycle. Just stick them in a box in a cupboard until you next go to the tip.

[stuarthat]

Aldis take them big collection around the till area.

[Cold]

I thought the new regs were than an outlet selling batteries has to have a recycle bin near the point of sale?

[FredClogs]

Our kids school has a recycle bin in the foyer. You should recycle or dispose of them properly but i doubt a few in landfill is going to cause any serious issue for future generations.

[giveitfish]

ST_Nuts said:

you should recycle them - most supermarkets have battery recycling bins.

This 100%. I work for a firm that recycles batteries put in the bins at most of the major supermarkets. A lot of money is being invested in final processing & material recovery and the battery manufacturers contribute to the costs.

They certainly should not be in landfill. Although it has to be said handling and storing them in bulk has its challenges, not least that those small lithium button cells have a habit of catching fire all on their own.

[Leptons]

Riley Blue said:

My local council recycles them if tied in a bag to the bin handle, supermarkets take them too. It's totally irresponsible to throw them away with rubbish.

You sure about that? £5 says they sling them in the same bin as everything else.

[4x4Tyke]

It's the law for bigger retailers to take batteries back for recycling.

https://www.gov.uk/battery-waste-supplier-reponsib...

[Buffalo]

My friend's house caught fire, the fire chief put the cause down to two small batteries thrown in the kitchen bin and causing ignition. My brain cannot comprehend how much of a small chance it must've been for that to happen, but since then I've never thrown any in the bin... :-o

[LDN]

Thanks: consensus is they are to be recycled as I thought. Will do a tip run!

[TTmonkey]

If you work for a company that's signed up for various recycling initiatives, someone at your work place probably has a recycling container for domestic batteries.

If you have a commonly and your workers recycle their batteparies through your facilities it adds to your overall green score. Important to some companies.

[anonymous-user]

I recharge them with my wonderful battery recharger

I am still using these in the radio in the bathroom after nearly 40 years. During which for 20 of them the batteries lay forgotten about in an old personal appliance that belonged to my mother

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[Skyedriver]

LDN said:

Thanks: consensus is they are to be recycled as I thought. Will do a tip run!

It's good that you are recycling batteries but hope you aren't using a gallon of petrol to take a few AA batteries to the tip....
Just saying like...

[Plinth]

Our local council asks us to put them in our recycling wheelie-bin, not the rubbish bin.
This is for all domestic batteries - car batteries go to the council tip for recycling.
There is a big recycling centre nearby and everything gets sorted out and baled up to be sent for reprocessing.
(A friend of mine had a guided tour of the premises - he says it is a very impressive operation.)

[djc206]

TTmonkey said:

If you work for a company that's signed up for various recycling initiatives, someone at your work place probably has a recycling container for domestic batteries.

If you have a commonly and your workers recycle their batteparies through your facilities it adds to your overall green score. Important to some companies.

Yep. There’s a battery recycling bin in one of our company offices.

[LDN]

techiedave said:

I recharge them with my wonderful battery recharger

I am still using these in the radio in the bathroom after nearly 40 years. During which for 20 of them the batteries lay forgotten about in an old personal appliance that belonged to my mother

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Wow!!