How many batteries do you have?

Mon, Feb 25th - 11:44am

So I was thinking about an Environment Canada stat I seen where every person generates between .5 – 3 lbs of spent batteries in a year and I decided that I wanted to see how many I had lying around. Keep in mind that I’ve been phasing out my single-use batteries for the last year or so by purchasing the rechargeable type and; I’ve only lived in my house since 2007 and made one trip to the Hazardous & Electronic Waste Depot in late 2009 – where I recycled my batteries.

So here it is, in a little over three years, I’ve accumulated  3.435 kgs or 7.56 lbs! There’s two of us, so we’re producing  a little over 1 lbs each per year it would seem.

What’s funny is, I didn’t find them all in one “junk drawer”, but in three separate drawers and a basket in my garage. The D Cell type were all in the basket in the garage, this is where I keep all my flashlights (not too handy, I know). All of the AA and AAA were in the end table next to the couch with the gaming console and TV remotes. I had some in a kitchen “junk drawer” and some in the desk drawer in my office.

For the Belleville residents that will be participating in the Curbside Battery Recycling Pilot the week of March 18 – 22, I would suggest that you wait for the week of March 4th to round them up when you get your battery-recycling bag in the mail. It took me less than 10 minutes to gather them all up because I had a general idea where to look, as I’m sure is the case for most of you.

For those folks that are not included in the battery recycling pilot this March, I encourage you to take your used single-use batteries to a drop-off location near you.

If you have a lead acid battery or any rechargeable type batteries, you can bring them directly to the Hazardous & Electronic Waste Depot in Belleville.

The Curbside Battery Recycling Pilot is taking place in the City of Belleville on a resident’s collection day during the week of March 18 – 22, 2013 ONLY. This program is in partnership with Raw Materials Company, Ontario’s only approved processor for single-use alkaline batteries under the Stewardship Ontario Battery Incentive Program. 

SOURCE:  Quinte Waste Solutions

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