Thursday, May 6, 2010

Batteries can't go in the trash!

Here's a great new piece on why we shouldn't throw batteries out with regular trash from Planet Green.

You put a battery, or any kind of e-waste, into a bag or box and throw it out. It gets dumped on top of the fill, and then the smashers come and do their job. Within a few minutes, that battery and anything it was in has been splintered beyond recognition and is now split open with all it's insides fully exposed. Add a little rain, some rust, and pretty soon you've got everything seeping down to the depths of the fill.

Check out the full article here!

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