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no_hypocrisy

(51,363 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2025, 08:19 PM Jan 2025

How do you dispose of batteries?

I heard you don't throw them in your regular garbage.

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How do you dispose of batteries? (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Jan 2025 OP

Correct leftieNanner Jan 2025 #1

"Ace Hardware used to take them"...Not any more, at least in my west central florida town...Now its to the dump..nt mitch96 Jan 2025 #5

Too bad. leftieNanner Jan 2025 #6

Our Delaware Waste Authority has facilities woodsprite Jan 2025 #2

earth911.com/recycling-center-search-guides/ Wonder Why Jan 2025 #3

Library collects them for proper disposal XanaDUer2 Jan 2025 #4

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leftieNanner

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1. Correct

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 08:20 PM

Jan 2025

Not in the garbage.

I take them to the recycle center. Ace Hardware used to take them as well.

mitch96

(15,171 posts)

5. "Ace Hardware used to take them"...Not any more, at least in my west central florida town...Now its to the dump..nt

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Wed Jan 29, 2025, 10:35 PM

Jan 2025

leftieNanner

(15,947 posts)

6. Too bad.

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 10:36 PM

Jan 2025

Thanks for the info

woodsprite

(12,402 posts)

2. Our Delaware Waste Authority has facilities

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Wed Jan 29, 2025, 08:24 PM

Jan 2025

In each county and has pop-up events weekly throughout the state. Some recycle locations also have a small box for batteries attached to one of their other dumpsters.

Wonder Why

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3. earth911.com/recycling-center-search-guides/

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Wed Jan 29, 2025, 08:30 PM

Jan 2025

XanaDUer2

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4. Library collects them for proper disposal

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Wed Jan 29, 2025, 09:02 PM

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