Welcome to Recycling Guide
Christmas Tree Recycling Article
. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for further reading, click here.
The Power of Battery Recycling
from:The modern convenience of batteries is often taken for granted by the average person in today’s age. The luxury if sitting on a couch and casually clicking a remote to change the television, or simply turning a key and powering up a care are not often thought of on a regular basis, and usually come to mind when the battery goes dead. Few individuals sit around saying “I’m so grateful for my batteries” every time they rely on them. While batteries are a wonderful convenience to modern man however, they can also be quite toxic to the environment, which makes battery recycling so important.
On average, each person throws away eight dry-cell batteries each year. A dry cell battery is the type of batter used to power small household items like clocks and radios. Double and triple A batteries, C, D, and 9-vot batteries are all dry-cell batteries. Batteries are powered by heavy metals that interact with chemicals, so simply discarding batteries can cause a horrible impact on the environment, especially when old batteries leak and mixed with rain water pollute the soil and into drinking water systems. The invention of rechargeable batteries significantly helps in this scenario, by making it simple for the average person to do their own battery recycling right from home. Non-rechargeable dry-cell batteries should still be recycled in appropriate ways however, and local drop sites should be found for these items.
Lead-acid batteries are broken down into two groups – automotive, and non-automotive. Most lead-acid batteries are made from between sixty and eighty percent already recycled parts, and it’s estimated that on average ninety percent of automotive lead-acid batteries are recycled. Lead-acid batteries of the non-automotive type are commonly used in powering machines, alarms, and emergency lighting. These batteries are less commonly recycled, but can be dropped off at most automotive stores or waste agencies which partake in battery recycling.
Battery recycling has been increased in recent years due to increased awareness of environmental effects of the batteries that don’t make it into recycling. The manufacturing of batteries has also been changed, especially when mercury was phased out of most batteries in 1996 due to legislation limiting its use. Some countries or regions within countries have special laws governing the disposal of batters which make it illegal to discard batteries without recycling. Some of these areas allow for the disposal of dry-cell batteries in the trash, but restrict other types of batteries to recycling only. Regardless of the laws however, it is always best for the environment to take part in battery recycling at all times.
Christmas Tree Recycling Specific links
Christmas Tree Recycling News
Xmas Tree Recycling Underway to Help Fish Habitat - CBS42
Xmas Tree Recycling Underway to Help Fish Habitat CBS42 For almost twenty years, Alabama Power has taken old Christmas trees like these and put them to good use. The company joins forces with the Forest Service and the Department of Conservation to make this recycling project happen. 15-hundred trees will ... |
Davidson County Briefs: Christmas tree recycling continues - The Tennessean
Davidson County Briefs: Christmas tree recycling continues The Tennessean Metro residents can recycle their live Christmas trees at 11 sites in Davidson County through Feb. 17. To be mulched at the city's Bordeaux Mulch Facility, trees must be free of all lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel. For a full list of drop off ... |
Christmas Tree Recycling - Pueblo Chieftain
Christmas Tree Recycling Pueblo Chieftain Pueblo city and county residents may drop-off their cut Christmas trees at no cost on Saturday, January 7 through Saturday, January 21at Vision Recycled Aggregate located at 195 Vision Lane off of East 4 th Street, between 9 am and 3 pm Monday through ... With Christmas season over, it's time to recycle the tree Tree recycling available in Chesterfield DNREC reminds residents about Christmas tree recycling program |
Free Christmas tree mulch available in North Myrtle Beach - SCNow
Free Christmas tree mulch available in North Myrtle Beach SCNow North Myrtle Beach – Free mulch made from recycled Christmas trees and wreaths is now available for the taking at two locations in North Myrtle Beach – the parking lot directly across the street from the J. Bryan Floyd Community Center at 1030 Possum ... |
Results of Christmas Tree Recycling Campaign - KTVN
Results of Christmas Tree Recycling Campaign KTVN KTMB says 10780 trees were recycled, that's 1269 more than last year. And thanks to NV Energy those 10000 trees meant $10000 for KTMB. NV Energy pledged to match donations to KTMB up to $10000. As for the trees, they were turned into mulch for ... |