by Marianne Peters | Dec 29, 2017 | Batteries, General, Household Hazardous Waste, Recycling, Uncategorized
As of January 1st, the Recycle Depot will stop taking alkaline batteries. Like latex paint, they are non-hazardous and costly for us to recycle. We are encouraging our customers to ease away from disposable one-time-use batteries and try rechargeable batteries.... by Marianne Peters | Nov 30, 2017 | Batteries, Depot Dispatch, Environmental Education, General, paper shredding, Recycling, School and Youth Programs, Uncategorized
Here’s the Depot Dispatch for December! News about the Grateful Shred, a new alkaline battery policy, and pictures of fun educational programs from last month! by Marianne Peters | Aug 8, 2017 | Batteries, Household Hazardous Waste, Sustainable Living, Uncategorized
At the Recycle Depot, we collect tons of batteries every year. In fact, in 2016, we collected over eight tons! In case you’re wondering, that is the equivalent of eight African elephants. Before I worked at the Depot, batteries were a part of my everyday life, but I...