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29/11/2005, 1:41 PM Budgie Joined on 16/08/2003 Cromer Posts 1,062 Disposing of Old Batteries How should I get rid of my old batteries? Apparently I am not allowed to put them in the normal rubbish. But where? I might look darf but I ain't stuput!    Report

29/11/2005, 4:46 PM Lynda Joined on 22/03/2004 Norwich Posts 2,721 Re: Disposing of Old Batteries If they are the normal domestic variety of small batteries both PC World and Dixons have receptacles by their tills to put used batteries in.   I have gone over to using rechargeable batteries - it is less hassle to charge up some batteries rather than trying to find a shop which stocks the right batteries up - especially if it is in the evening! Lynda  Technology is great when it works.    Report

07/12/2005, 12:11 AM jerry Joined on 14/08/2003 Posts 907 Re: Disposing of Old Batteries Reseal them in shrinkwrap and sell them at car boot sales at leat 20 miles from where you live. jerry jerry road safety expert    Report

01/05/2006, 11:47 AM PLASTICMASTER Joined on 31/03/2006 Posts 285 Re: Disposing of Old Batteries Dixons or PC World. Norwich City Council needs to organise more places centrally in Norwich where batteries can be safely returned, collected and recycled. This could be the central Tesco, Castle Mall shopping mall, or Chapelfield shopping complex.  Alkali batteries are not good news in general rubbish especially in landfil. Even worse batteries with Nickel, Cadmium, Lithium, Lead and Mercury are toxic and need specialist recycling. If they end up in Landfill, being Incinerated or general waste they will pollute the ground water, the air or composted materials from recycling. Try to by rechargable batteries and avoid the Duracells and Everreadies. Make sure they don't go out with the rubbish, and are recycled responsibly.    Report

02/05/2006, 9:59 AM jerry Joined on 14/08/2003 Posts 907 Re: Disposing of Old Batteries The best policy is to avoid buying batteries in the first place.  For instance when the battery on my tv remote went flat, I decided to walk to the tv and manually change the channels.  Since that fateful day 3 years ago, I have walked 27 miles to and fro the tv, lost 3 stone in weight and feel much healthier and saved about 50p in replacement batteries.  When I get too old to get up and down to the tv I will buy a clockwork tv remote control, or invent one if they are not available at the time. jerry jerry road safety expert    Report

04/05/2006, 5:44 PM PLASTICMASTER Joined on 31/03/2006 Posts 285 Re: Disposing of Old Batteries Jerry I agree, I've converted to rechargables. However, today I tried to recycle 100 duracells at Dixons. Since the Curry's takeover they've stopped there scheme. So I failed and will have to go to PC world or Mile Cross. Norwich CC have got to get more central battery banks in the city centre, otherwise Jo public is just going to say, "Bin them, and put them in Landfill." Bad news. What a mess!    Report

23/06/2006, 11:21 AM Linda Joined on 17/02/2006 Norwich Posts 27 Re: Disposing of Old Batteries Why worry.  If WRG build that incinerator (sorry - Energy from Waste) thing at Costessey batteries will be burnt - so no problem eh!    Report

10/08/2006, 12:06 PM Green Climber Joined on 10/08/2006 Posts 1 Re: Disposing of Old Batteries I've been running a campaign website on battery recycling for 8 years.  I've just updated the website with the news that Dixons, Currys and PC World now collect batteries in boxes in all of there stores.  This is brilliant news and what is even better is that the batteries go to G&P batteries in the Black Country (West Midlands). This means that they are recycled in the UK - providing jobs for British workers and ensuring that the waste is not handled by children and pregant women - like it unfortunately is in Indonesia and other countries that the UK often dumps recycling waste on. On the site I also list Freepost addresses for sending batteries back to manufacturers or retailers.  If the manufacturer is not listed just send them back to someone like Tesco's Freepost - they need to improve their recycling massively and if you put in a covering letter, make sure you let them know you are not happy with them selling so many disposable batteries and not collecting them for recycling in store. I also supply 2 types of Alkerline battery recharger - the Goodmans and the Saitek Eco Charger II - these will recharge alkaline up to 50 times as well as NiMh and NiCad and Zinc Carbon warm regards - Richard www.battery.ukf.net references http://www.things.org/~jym/greenpeace/myth-of-battery-recycling.html Issue 89 of Granta  ISBN 090314175-2 Freepost Recycling Addresses   http://battery.ukf.net/address.htm http://battery.ukf.net/batt_let.htm Battery Recycling is now required in LAW   http://www.letsrecycle.com/equipment/batteries.jsp Dixons story   http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/archive/news.jsp?story=4874    Report

22/09/2006, 8:48 PM steve t Joined on 22/09/2006 Posts 3 Re: Disposing of Old Batteries so your the one who sold them to me;;;only joking http://www.yournorwich.com    Report

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