Disposal of small batteries

[Coldicote]

How should we dispose of small batteries - such a the AA and AAA sizes and others used in toys, torches, radios, clocks, remote controls etc? It's hardly realistic to expect one to travel miles to a recycling centre to dispose of maybe just a handful of small batteries. I guess that most get chucked in the dustbin. Does anyone have an answer to this or know of a convenient local disposal arrangement that might be copied in other places?

[redcrx]

seems like every supermarket has a bin for disposing of batteries now, or at least around here they do

[JMR27]

The local Co-op store has a box on the counter for disposal of batteries.

[DrFilth]

the new rules passed by the European Union which mean that as of February 2010 shops must have battery recycling bins for residents to use if they sell the equivalent of 1 pack a day.

http://www.lynnefeath...cling-in-haringey.htm

[roslyn251254]

yes we have a disposal bin inside our Tesco

[joggerjayne]

Chuck 'em in the bin.

[Prudie]

We get supplied a bag for batteries with our kerbside recycling

[spudqueen]

I have a little pot (actually an old ice cream plastic tub) that I use to collect all my used batteries. When it is full I take it down the tip or, I suppose in future I'll be able to take them to a shop.

[dothawkes31]

any shop that sells batteries has to provide a redycle facility under the new law that came in feb 1st, i had one of the new government LA inspectors in only tesyerday and they did a spot check and also asked me some test questions on the wei regulations packaging notices and also whether i knew where to send people to dispose of lartger batteries (local refuse site), I passed too, first time I've had to do it and actually first time the store has had the visit!!!

[4getmenot]

so garages should dot?

[dothawkes31]

yes they should if they sell small disposable batteries,

[theonlyone]

Tesco have a recycle bin in the shop , also the local tip .

[boxtops]

We keep our odds and ends that can't go out for the recycling collection in a separate bin - light bulbs, bits of metal, small dead electric equipment, batteries, all go in there - then when it's full we take it to the tip. Our Tescos has a battery bin near the exit door (would make more sense near the entrance then you could drop the stuff as you go in!)

[Garmard]

Yes, supermarkets now have the facility to dispose of most batteries.

[Panic Button]

We keep an old plastic tumbler under the sink and collect them in there, and occasionally take the contents to the supermarket - along with the brita water filter.

[theonlyone]

Where I live I also dump metal things outside the house ,
and the pikey fairies remove it in the middle of the night
a good deal as I don't want it, it saves me money and they
make cash .

[boxtops]

we can do that with furniture theonlyone, leave out an old sideboard or cabinet, and whoosh, it's gone by morning!

[vulcan]

boxtops, my local Tesco had the collection box near the exit, noticed last week it's now at the entrance. Somebody has used their brain.

[carlton23]

dothawkes31, I don`t wish to be rude, honest, but why don`t you check your spelling when you post letters? I`m sure you know there is a box in the google bar which has ABC/Check button that soon puts words right, if you bother to look. So many AB`s don`t realise this. Sorry if I upset anyone, really.

[squarebear]

There's no apostrophe in ABs carlton. If you are going to be pedantic towards others, at least check your own messages.