How to Recycle Batteries

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Those old cell phone and laptop batteries staring you in the eye? Don't worry, recycling them is easy.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Old batteries
Determination
A nagging conscience

Step 1: Collect your leftover batteries

Collect all your leftover batteries. Rechargeable batteries from cell phones and laptops are especially important to recycle since they contain toxic materials that could damage the environment. Also, car batteries are always recyclable.

Tip: If you don't know if your battery needs to be recycled, follow this basic rule—if it's rechargeable, it's recyclable.

Step 2: Check with the store

Check the store where you bought your electronics to see if they recycle. Many do.

Step 3: Locate a recycling center

If the store doesn't recycle, find a recycling center on the nonprofit Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation's website at rbrc.org. Type in your zip code and a list of locations appears.

Tip: You can also call 1-800-8-Battery if you have questions about recycling rechargeable batteries.

Step 4: Recycle pre-1997 batteries

If you have other used batteries like AA, AAA, C, D and nine-volt batteries, they will need to be recycled if they were made before 1997—since they contain large amounts of mercury. One place that recycles this sort of battery is batteryrecycling.com. They charge 85 cents a pound, but isn't the environment worth it?

Step 5: Trash regular post-1997 batteries

Your household batteries made after 1997 usually can't be recycled. Because they no longer contain so much mercury, you can just throw them away—but perhaps you should consider using rechargeable batteries instead.

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[GreenKoldAid]

were recycling!

shouldnt they be paying us?

[Tortarra2]

LOL they put a peice of paper on the Wii logo on the wii remote Thumbs up if u saw BEFORE u read this

[SonicXRulz4Eva]

@Tortarra2 LOL! Assholes! We all know that shape! *pretending that i don't*

[Mritsonlyaname]

who cares. fuck the environment hahahaha

[BronXAlboJr]

the fuck?? they charge us to recycle?

[dtan456]

wow 112th comments

[finalawesome]

but i live in canada

[zenix1717]

RECYCLE!!! save the ghetto bitches!

[CryptWarrior69]

i always toss out my batteries in the trash, to lazy to do anything else, no time for that shit, i have no time to save the earth, money more important

[imawaffleeatingghost]

@supahguy7 i am not worried look for the anti chain

[supahguy7]

A few years ago two parents went out for dinner. A few hours later, the babysitter was calling to see if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids' room, the father said "Get the kids and get out of the house, we'll call the police, we don't have a clown statue". The "clown statue" was actually a killer that escaped from jail. If you don't post this on 10 videos tonight the clown will be in your bed at 3:00am with a chainsaw in his hand. Sorry don't want this to happen to me

[littlemexicantheif]

@cky18200 i do