Wednesday 13 August 2014

Disposing Your Used Car Batteries Properly

By Linda Ruiz


When a battery gets drained that is the time that it needs to be fixed and reconditioned. Once it is dead, one cannot just throw and put it anywhere. This is very dangerous and highly corrosive. It has these hazardous materials that will not be good to us and to the environment. It can contaminate our surroundings when this is thrown wherever. For some concerns regarding our environment and safety, an appropriate way of disposing it has been made.

Whatever the size of a battery it will not make a difference in its disposal, whether it is for automobiles, motorcycles or trucks. When you dispose some used car batteries Dallas TX, it should be properly disposed. It is not like throwing our ordinary household trash. Proper disposal is really necessary because it is hazardous. Though, you can have an option to recycle it.

You may exchange an old one at a trader that sells new lead acid batteries. There are many outlets that sell lead acid type that also collect and recycle it. A fee may be asked for the service at an outlet.

There may be a lot of recycling centers near your place. Look for recycling centers near you and contact them. There are metal recyclers that pay for an old car battery. Scan the yellow pages of the phone directory and you will certainly see many under recycling centers.

Bring your old item to a drop off site for safe disposal or any facility for hazardous waste. You may call the department of sanitation in your city. Or you can call any business that offers a waste disposal service. Some them offers a site only for batteries to hand your old one there. They also can give a date as to which they are going to get and pick it up at your place. For larger cities, they have this mobile collector that travels around and picks up the waste.

You can find any local auto repair stores near you. They collect and take used car batteries. They do it because most of them recycle it.

Look for a local office that serves and amazing program. A program that will basically collect car batteries to keep acid and lead spill anywhere. You can drop off the old one there and they will take care of everything. This can be great help to everyone.

Every battery has its information printed on them. This information will let the owner know where and who to contact for recycling it. It is created to last for a long time and for almost a thousand miles and needs to be replaced. Call the manufacturer and turn over it to them and they will pay you for turning over it to them.

Act responsibly and dispose your used one in the right way. You could face some penalties if caught and you be charged with an amount for fine. If you want to help save the environment, help and make a step. Start it with you.




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