Battery Recycling

Batteries are essential to our portable lifestyle. Cars, phones, music, cameras and even our daily planners make our lives convenient and instant because of power supplied by batteries. As we continue to enhance our lives with portable amenities, battery disposal is becoming an environmental challenge.

Batteries are a unique product comprised of heavy metals and other elements that make things “portable”. These elements threaten our environment if not disposed of properly. Learn about the different batteries on the market and the importance of recycling batteries.

AES provides ervice to help businesses and families recycle the dry cell batteries that accumulate from their electronic products. These types would include dry cell batteries generated from the use of cell phones, laptop computers, flashlights, cameras, watches, hearing aids, toys, two way radios, electric tools, clocks, electronic devices, etc.

Benefits of Battery Recycling

• Keeps all the hazardous metals in one place
• The metals reclaimed are reused and put back into the manufacturing process to build more batteries
• The plastic is recycled to be used again
• The cost of landfilling the batteries is saved
• Establishes good environmental policy
• Saves natural resources
• Protects the future
• Conserves for future generations

By recycling your batteries properly, you will be keeping in compliance with current environmental regulations, managing your waste stream properly and limiting your exposure to liability....and setting good example for everyone to keep our environment healthy.