Waste & Recycling Guide 2012 City of Albany - Cleanaway Council ...
Waste & Recycling Guide 2012 City of Albany - Cleanaway Council ...
Waste & Recycling Guide 2012 City of Albany - Cleanaway Council ...
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battery<br />
recycling<br />
Recycle your<br />
household<br />
batteries<br />
and save<br />
precious<br />
resources<br />
and the<br />
environment<br />
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household battery recycling<br />
Household or dry-cell batteries are those<br />
batteries that we use in everyday items such as<br />
radios, cameras and children’s toys.<br />
Batteries contain metals such as zinc, steel<br />
and manganese, when placed in landfill these<br />
metals are lost and can not be recovered. The<br />
metals are made from natural resources which<br />
are limited.<br />
<strong>Recycling</strong> batteries enables the metals to<br />
be recovered and turned into new products,<br />
extending the life <strong>of</strong> the limited resources.<br />
In landfill, the casings <strong>of</strong> batteries disintegrate,<br />
metals and chemicals used within the battery<br />
can leach into the surrounding environment.<br />
In order to protect the environment and save<br />
precious resources it is important to ensure that<br />
dry-cell batteries are disposed <strong>of</strong> correctly and<br />
not placed in household bins.<br />
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What type <strong>of</strong> batteries are accepted?<br />
AA and AAA (single use & rechargeable batteries)<br />
C & D size batteries<br />
Button batteries (eg. watch batteries)<br />
9V batteries<br />
6V batteries (eg. torch batteries)<br />
benefits <strong>of</strong> recycling batteries<br />
Household dry-cell batteries contain metals such<br />
as zinc, manganese and steel which, like many<br />
natural resources are found in a limited supply.<br />
Separating batteries and recycling them reduces<br />
the incidence <strong>of</strong> these valuable metals becoming<br />
destined to landfill.<br />
how are batteries recycled?<br />
Dry-cell batteries are transported for reprocessing<br />
at a specialised facility in New South Wales,<br />
where battery components are recycled into<br />
new products such as street lights, steel frames<br />
and car parts.<br />
What are recycled batteries made into?<br />
Zinc Galvanising (eg. street lights)<br />
Manganese New batteries and steel alloys<br />
Steel New steel products (eg. rainwater tanks)<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Albany</strong><br />
Administration Offices<br />
102 North Road, Yakamia<br />
Fossicker’s Tip Shop<br />
Hanrahan <strong>Waste</strong> Minimisation Facility<br />
Hanrahan Road, <strong>Albany</strong><br />
Rural Transfer Station<br />
Kronkup, Redmond, Wellstead,<br />
Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks
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