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Date: Sat, 21 Nov 98 16:40:22 -0800
From: JeaDavies@aol.com
Subject: Recycling cadmium
Info from "Recyclescene", CRRA Newsletter
A new label will appear on Ni-Cd batteries by the end of the year: a battery
surrounded by three chasing arrows with the word Recycle above it, in
accordance with the Battery Act of 1996.
Cadmium contained in these batteries can leach into water supplies if
landfilled or enter the atmosphere if incinerated. Because it is a known
carcinogen, we must prevent either action.
So where can Ni-Cd batteries be recycled? More that 20,000 retail and
community locations are said to be participating. Listed are Ace Hardware,
Ameritech, Batteries Plus, BellSouth Cellular, Black and Decker, Car Phone
Store, Circuit City, NHD Hardware, RadioShack, Target and Wal-Mart, and there
may be more. I called Ace, Black and Decker, Circuit City, RadioShack,
Target, and Wal-Mart in San Diego, all of whom said they were recycling.
If you call the possible collection sites in your community, it will remind
them that this is an important consumer issue. On the battery label is a
phone number to call for information if you have a problem.
Let's keep Ni-Cd and mercury batteries out of the trash.
Jeanne Davies
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Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 16:40:22 EST
From: JeaDavies@aol.com
Subject: Recycling cadmium
Info from "Recyclescene", CRRA Newsletter
A new label will appear on Ni-Cd batteries by the end of the year: a battery
surrounded by three chasing arrows with the word Recycle above it, in
accordance with the Battery Act of 1996.
Cadmium contained in these batteries can leach into water supplies if
landfilled or enter the atmosphere if incinerated. Because it is a known
carcinogen, we must prevent either action.
So where can Ni-Cd batteries be recycled? More that 20,000 retail and
community locations are said to be participating. Listed are Ace Hardware,
Ameritech, Batteries Plus, BellSouth Cellular, Black and Decker, Car Phone
Store, Circuit City, NHD Hardware, RadioShack, Target and Wal-Mart, and there
may be more. I called Ace, Black and Decker, Circuit City, RadioShack,
Target, and Wal-Mart in San Diego, all of whom said they were recycling.
If you call the possible collection sites in your community, it will remind
them that this is an important consumer issue. On the battery label is a
phone number to call for information if you have a problem.
Let's keep Ni-Cd and mercury batteries out of the trash.
Jeanne Davies
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