In December of last year, New York Governor George Paterson signed into law the “New York State Rechargeable Battery Law,” which makes it illegal for residents to knowingly throw rechargeable batteries in the trash as well as holds retailers responsible for battery collection and recycling.
Beginning June 8, 2011 any retail locations in New York State that sell rechargeable batteries must accept used batteries of the same type for recycling. By Dec. 5, 2011, it will be against the law for New Yorkers to put rechargeable batteries in the trash.
Even though national programs like Call2Recycle (C2R) make battery recycling as easy as printing out a label, certain states and municipalities are still passing laws, stepping up the effort and demanding recycling.
Currently, 33 states have some type of rechargeable sony vgp-bps8 Batteries, Toshiba pa3399u-2brs Batterylaw on the books, but only two states – California and now New York – ban all rechargeable batteries from landfills and require retailers to collect and properly dispose them.
Last year C2R, which runs the only free rechargeable battery and cell phone recycling program in North America and partners with many states, diverted 6.7 million pounds of rechargeable batteries.
“Of the top 10 most populous states, three are bringing in more than a fair share of rechargeable batteries when indexed to population,” says Linda Gabor, VP of Marketing and Account Management for C2R. “These include California, Illinois, and Georgia which bring in 23 percent to 35 percent more weight than would be expected. The strength of collections in these three states is driven by the business sector.”
Gabor said that retail collection sites are strongest in Florida, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. “Florida is bringing in over 50 percent more batteries than would be expected across the retail channel. Pennsylvania and North Carolina outperform in the range of 30 percent and 10 percent respectively,” she says.
“Rechargeable batteries can contain metals that could potentially harm the environment if not disposed of properly, so it’s important to keep them out of landfills and properly manage their end of life through recycling,” says Gabor. “Additionally, rechargeable Hp hstnn-db42 Battery contain metals of value that can be reclaimed for secondary use. Capturing the value of the underlying metals supports a ‘zero waste’ mentality.”
“[Battery recycling] is one of the things each of us can do every day for the environment that added together makes a big difference,” Radin says. “By everyone recycling a relatively small amount, added together, it results in a large amount of waste, including heavy metals, being diverted from landfills. The littlest thing becomes the biggest thing when we all work together.”
Collaboration is the final piece of advice. “Our partnership with C2R is just so easy,” he says. “We really applaud their efforts to this product stewardship service, which we believe can be a model for other materials, too.”
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Beginning June 8, 2011 any retail locations in New York State that sell rechargeable batteries must accept used batteries of the same type for recycling. By Dec. 5, 2011, it will be against the law for New Yorkers to put rechargeable batteries in the trash.
Even though national programs like Call2Recycle (C2R) make battery recycling as easy as printing out a label, certain states and municipalities are still passing laws, stepping up the effort and demanding recycling.
Currently, 33 states have some type of rechargeable sony vgp-bps8 Batteries, Toshiba pa3399u-2brs Batterylaw on the books, but only two states – California and now New York – ban all rechargeable batteries from landfills and require retailers to collect and properly dispose them.
Last year C2R, which runs the only free rechargeable battery and cell phone recycling program in North America and partners with many states, diverted 6.7 million pounds of rechargeable batteries.
“Of the top 10 most populous states, three are bringing in more than a fair share of rechargeable batteries when indexed to population,” says Linda Gabor, VP of Marketing and Account Management for C2R. “These include California, Illinois, and Georgia which bring in 23 percent to 35 percent more weight than would be expected. The strength of collections in these three states is driven by the business sector.”
Gabor said that retail collection sites are strongest in Florida, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. “Florida is bringing in over 50 percent more batteries than would be expected across the retail channel. Pennsylvania and North Carolina outperform in the range of 30 percent and 10 percent respectively,” she says.
While New York is actually bringing in less weight than expected, it still accounts for 61 percent on the C2R collection index.
But what’s all the fuss about recycling rechargeable batteries?“Rechargeable batteries can contain metals that could potentially harm the environment if not disposed of properly, so it’s important to keep them out of landfills and properly manage their end of life through recycling,” says Gabor. “Additionally, rechargeable Hp hstnn-db42 Battery contain metals of value that can be reclaimed for secondary use. Capturing the value of the underlying metals supports a ‘zero waste’ mentality.”
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Collaboration is the final piece of advice. “Our partnership with C2R is just so easy,” he says. “We really applaud their efforts to this product stewardship service, which we believe can be a model for other materials, too.”
CloudTags: Battery Law, Battery Wiki, Hp dv9700 Battery, Hp nc6120 Battery, mitac bp-8089p Batteries,Sony vgp-bps2 Battery, Toshiba pa3533u-1bas Batteries
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