Save the River begins battery recycling pilot program
Feb. 16—CLAYTON — Save the River is taking charge of the dead battery issue.
As part of upcoming National Battery Day, Save The River on Tuesday launched a battery collection pilot program. The nonprofit river advocacy group is accepting single-use alkaline and lithium (AA, AAA, C, D, 9-Volt) batteries; rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries along with lithium ion and nickel metal hydride batteries.
Old batteries can be dropped off at Save The River's office at 409 Riverside Drive, Clayton. They should be placed in the bucket outside the side door for 24/7 drop off. Save the River is partnering with Call2Recycle, the country's largest battery recycling program.
Battery Council International designated Feb. 18 as National Battery Day to celebrate the importance of batteries as a key component in the global economy and the role BCI's members play in supporting critical applications ranging from cars and trucks to data center backups to forklifts to grid-scale energy storage. Feb. 18 is the anniversary of Alessandro Volta's birth in 1745. The Italian physicist and chemist invented the electric battery.
According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, it's illegal to throw used rechargeable batteries into the trash. However, any retailer that sells covered rechargeable batteries or rechargeable battery containing products must accept used rechargeable batteries from consumers for recycling.
The DEC says that alkaline batteries can be disposed of in household trash since they no longer contain mercury or other harmful heavy metals and are not considered hazardous. Call2Recycle's website says, "Depending upon your location, select drop-off sites do accept single-use batteries. Unlike the rechargeable battery program, which is funded by battery and battery-powered product manufacturers, there is currently no national stewardship solution to allow for free recycling of single-use batteries, except in Vermont and The District of Columbia."
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