Comments on: Yes, We Do Need To Recycle Alkaline Batteries http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/ For People and Planet Earth Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:20:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Will http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-10926 Will Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:59:17 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-10926 Great video on your last post! The facility is in Trail, B.C. But the company is headquartered elsewhere. I think you just need to go to the <a href="http://www.biggreenbox.com/partners.php" title="(opens in new tab)" target="_blank" >Big Green Box Participant page</a> and see if any of the companies are in your city. Great video on your last post! The facility is in Trail, B.C. But the company is headquartered elsewhere. I think you just need to go to the Big Green Box Participant page and see if any of the companies are in your city.

]]> By: Going Green http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-10925 Going Green Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:36:51 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-10925 Wow, very informative. I'm interested where the facility is in BC? (I'm in Vancouver). I can get the box here then I assume as well? Cheers! Jay Going Greens last blog post..<a href="http://gogreenlifestyle.net/go-green-info/end-the-global-warming-debate-with-one-thing-we-can-all-agree-on-2/">End The Global Warming Debate With One Thing We Can All Agree On</a> Wow, very informative. I’m interested where the facility is in BC? (I’m in Vancouver).
I can get the box here then I assume as well?

Cheers!
Jay

Going Greens last blog post..End The Global Warming Debate With One Thing We Can All Agree On

]]> By: Chad Gogley http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-9816 Chad Gogley Wed, 28 May 2008 19:24:29 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-9816 I know there are a lot of people starting to become Earth friendly, but we need to think critically about things. Your typical hippie will be against things such as testing on animals, drinking diet sodas, taking showers, and trying to recycle alkaline batteries. Alkaline batteries are NOT recyclable...if you have really old batteries (before 1997) you may want to recycle those because they MAY have trace amounts of mercury. Oh and animal testing has expanded human life by at least 20 years, the only people that shouldn't drink diet sodas are phenylketonurics who cannot process the amino acid phenylalanine, and soap is phosphate free so take a shower huh? I know there are a lot of people starting to become Earth friendly, but we need to think critically about things. Your typical hippie will be against things such as testing on animals, drinking diet sodas, taking showers, and trying to recycle alkaline batteries. Alkaline batteries are NOT recyclable…if you have really old batteries (before 1997) you may want to recycle those because they MAY have trace amounts of mercury. Oh and animal testing has expanded human life by at least 20 years, the only people that shouldn’t drink diet sodas are phenylketonurics who cannot process the amino acid phenylalanine, and soap is phosphate free so take a shower huh?

]]> By: Recycling Everything You Can | Healthy Living http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-9303 Recycling Everything You Can | Healthy Living Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:14:46 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-9303 [...] batteries than can be recovered by selling or reusing the material in the batteries. As I wrote in an earlier post, the Big Green Box program is a step in the right direction, but it is still very limited in its [...] [...] batteries than can be recovered by selling or reusing the material in the batteries. As I wrote in an earlier post, the Big Green Box program is a step in the right direction, but it is still very limited in its [...]

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-5748 Will Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:08:48 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-5748 Hi Diane, and welcome! I can't imagine that there would be any trouble bringing the batteries of a few neighbors also. But you never know about these government rules! What do you mean about collecting compost? Do you mean if you asked your neighbor to save kitchen waste for you your compost pile, that would be illegal? -Will Hi Diane, and welcome! I can’t imagine that there would be any trouble bringing the batteries of a few neighbors also. But you never know about these government rules!

What do you mean about collecting compost? Do you mean if you asked your neighbor to save kitchen waste for you your compost pile, that would be illegal?

-Will

]]> By: Diane http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-5713 Diane Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:56:38 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-5713 Batteries don't go in our normal recycling so we have to collect them up and take them to a central recycling centre. It's about 4 miles away so I don't want to be taking just a couple of batteries up at a time as it's not on my usual route anywhere and it's up a long hill which I know I can't cycle up (especially as there's no cycle route!). I'd like to offer to take the neighbours batteries up too - but I suspect UK toxic waste rules will restrict the collection and storage of batteries which aren't directly my own. (Apparently you're not allowed to collect compost off your neighbours without a waste removal licence) The reason they don't collect them at more places is the fact they're quite toxic and can leak - and have to be stored correctly. All the usual reasons for stopping useful bits of recycling. I know batteries can leak and can be pretty horrid things but we shouldn't be putting them in landfill, we need to make it easier and more convenient to recycle. Batteries don’t go in our normal recycling so we have to collect them up and take them to a central recycling centre. It’s about 4 miles away so I don’t want to be taking just a couple of batteries up at a time as it’s not on my usual route anywhere and it’s up a long hill which I know I can’t cycle up (especially as there’s no cycle route!).

I’d like to offer to take the neighbours batteries up too - but I suspect UK toxic waste rules will restrict the collection and storage of batteries which aren’t directly my own. (Apparently you’re not allowed to collect compost off your neighbours without a waste removal licence)

The reason they don’t collect them at more places is the fact they’re quite toxic and can leak - and have to be stored correctly. All the usual reasons for stopping useful bits of recycling.

I know batteries can leak and can be pretty horrid things but we shouldn’t be putting them in landfill, we need to make it easier and more convenient to recycle.

]]> By: GeekMom http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-5502 GeekMom Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:13:51 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-5502 Hi Will, great post! I gave it a thumbs up on Stumble and linked it from my How to Dispose of Batteries Properly page on Squidoo. I never feel right about tossing my batteries in the trash. http://www.squidoo.com/howtodisposebatteries Hi Will, great post! I gave it a thumbs up on Stumble and linked it from my How to Dispose of Batteries Properly page on Squidoo. I never feel right about tossing my batteries in the trash.
http://www.squidoo.com/howtodisposebatteries

]]> By: Will Taft . com » Blog Archive » Recycling - A Group Post http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-5301 Will Taft . com » Blog Archive » Recycling - A Group Post Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:03:57 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-5301 [...] bags and the end result is worth less than the cost of the recycling.  Luis mentioned LivePaths in his comment on this post.  I am not sure if it is his site.  If it is he is anonymous on it, which is odd, [...] [...] bags and the end result is worth less than the cost of the recycling.  Luis mentioned LivePaths in his comment on this post.  I am not sure if it is his site.  If it is he is anonymous on it, which is odd, [...]

]]> By: Anna http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-5285 Anna Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:08:02 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-5285 Thanks Will again, I remember that article. I actually investigated what they do in my town - and believe or not we are able to recycle them, I am not sure, but I think we have to take them to the special place. Now you can say that we don't use much of batteries at home, lol. Anna :) Thanks Will again, I remember that article. I actually investigated what they do in my town - and believe or not we are able to recycle them, I am not sure, but I think we have to take them to the special place. Now you can say that we don’t use much of batteries at home, lol. Anna :)

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-4850 Will Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:17:48 +0000 http://willtaft.com/environment/yes-we-do-need-to-recycle-alkaline-batteries/#comment-4850 Welcome Luis! Thanks for that link. You link your name to the site also. Is it yours? If so do you do it by yourself or are there several of you posting to it? Everyone - Take a look at the site! As we have run into a few times in discussions here, the economics of the process is such a big issue for recycling. -Will Welcome Luis! Thanks for that link. You link your name to the site also. Is it yours? If so do you do it by yourself or are there several of you posting to it?

Everyone - Take a look at the site! As we have run into a few times in discussions here, the economics of the process is such a big issue for recycling.

-Will

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