A Glendora hardware store was recently recognized for collecting the largest pile of used TOSHIBA PABAS076 batteries in the San Gabriel Valley.
Mission Ace Hardware in Glendora collected over 1,500 pounds of batteries as part of a valley-wide battery-recycling project that has collected over 6,800 pounds of batteries since January 2011.
Mission Ace Hardware collected 169 pounds of batteries just in February alone.
By the time the project wraps at the end of March, coordinators hope to collect 10,000 pounds – or five tons – of used Satellite A305-S6841 Battery.
The top two businesses in the program – Mission Ace and Arnold’s Frontier Hardware were recognized during a ceremony March 15.
Organized by the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments who received a grant through the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to facilitate the program, the project aims to increase awareness of proper disposal of used batteries.
ToshibaTecra A6-S513 Batteries have been banned from California landfills since 2006 because they contain valuable metals such as zinc and cadmium, which are used to make various products such as electronics. Batteries are also believed to degrade soil and lead to groundwater contamination and other environmental hazards.
Residents can bring any household batteries – rechargeable or alkaline less than pounds – and cell phones to any of the 39 locations. Other acceptable items include old lithium cell phones, camera batteries and AAA-D batteries.
According to a survey conducted as part of the grant program, less than 60 percent of the public was aware that disposing batteries in the trash is prohibited. About 56 percent of the public admitted they disposed of their batteries in the trash because legal disposal was not convenient.
For more information about the lenovo 57Y6266 battery recycling program or to find a take- back location near you, go to http://www.buy-battery.com/ or http://www.great-batteries.com/ .
Mission Ace Hardware in Glendora collected over 1,500 pounds of batteries as part of a valley-wide battery-recycling project that has collected over 6,800 pounds of batteries since January 2011.
Mission Ace Hardware collected 169 pounds of batteries just in February alone.
By the time the project wraps at the end of March, coordinators hope to collect 10,000 pounds – or five tons – of used Satellite A305-S6841 Battery.
The top two businesses in the program – Mission Ace and Arnold’s Frontier Hardware were recognized during a ceremony March 15.
Organized by the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments who received a grant through the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to facilitate the program, the project aims to increase awareness of proper disposal of used batteries.
ToshibaTecra A6-S513 Batteries have been banned from California landfills since 2006 because they contain valuable metals such as zinc and cadmium, which are used to make various products such as electronics. Batteries are also believed to degrade soil and lead to groundwater contamination and other environmental hazards.
Residents can bring any household batteries – rechargeable or alkaline less than pounds – and cell phones to any of the 39 locations. Other acceptable items include old lithium cell phones, camera batteries and AAA-D batteries.
According to a survey conducted as part of the grant program, less than 60 percent of the public was aware that disposing batteries in the trash is prohibited. About 56 percent of the public admitted they disposed of their batteries in the trash because legal disposal was not convenient.
For more information about the lenovo 57Y6266 battery recycling program or to find a take- back location near you, go to http://www.buy-battery.com/ or http://www.great-batteries.com/ .
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