Recently, a weibo post titled "waste batteries for household use can be thrown away directly" was reposted tens of thousands of times online, claiming that centralized recycling of ordinary dry batteries has long been discouraged. Reporter yesterday confirmed from environmental protection department, is really so. However, the reporter asked 40 net friend yesterday, 9 adult do not know this thing.

 

 

 

Micro blog rumors that waste batteries can be thrown away

 

 

 

The post was posted as @cctv news. "Don't dare throw away waste batteries? The OUT. Beijing municipal environmental protection department staff said that at present, household no. 5 and no. 7 have met the national low or no mercury technical requirements, and can be released with daily household waste, without the need for centralized recycling. Also note: lead batteries such as button batteries, electric vehicle batteries and nickel-cadmium batteries still need to be recycled." This is not consistent with the perception of many netizens. Some netizens commented: "this years of waste batteries are white save, tears!"

 

 

 

Epa says the rumors are true

 

 

 

How to dispose of old batteries? In everyone's impression, environmental protection organizations and relevant departments are calling, don't throw away waste batteries, should be centralized and unified recycling.

 

 

 

However, the city's environmental protection bureau said yesterday that daily use of alkaline batteries can be thrown away as garbage. It turns out that the state issued a document in 2003, saying that waste disposable batteries without mercury amalgamation are not hazardous waste. In the absence of effective recycling technology, waste disposable batteries that have met the national requirements of low mercury or no mercury are not encouraged to collect centrally.

 

 

 

Subsequently, the reporter undertakes random investigation in 40 net friends, 90 net friends do not know this regulation.

 

 

 

Not all batteries can be thrown away

 

 

 

The relevant person in charge of yesterday, the reporter consulting wuhan beautiful, green said, at present most of the household batteries, 5 and 7 is really low no pump or pump, the recycling, mainly in order to save resources, but also to cooperate with wuhan two type society construction, by wuhan municipal government and the joint venture, green at the specified from best supermarket recycling waste batteries, each cost a dime. At the same time, the official said that recycling batteries also requires qualifications and costs, and hopes to get public support.

 

 

 

Shenzhen seg electronics responsible person said, some batteries recycling, in addition to environmental protection and conservation, also for safety considerations, like some button batteries, positive and negative poles are exposed in the outside, if two batteries put together, there may be a short circuit, or even explosion, very dangerous.

 

 

 

At present, all zhongbai convenience small supermarkets in the suburbs of the city can be recycled, and 9 designated warehouses can be recycled, respectively, lhoshi road store, jinkai store, youyi road store, fruit lake store, evergreen store, wujiashan store, huangpu store, ink lake store and gangdu store.

 

 

 

At present, commonly used batteries mainly include lithium batteries, alkaline batteries, nickel-cadmium or nickel-hydrogen batteries, lead batteries and so on. With the exception of low-mercury or mercury-free alkaline batteries, other batteries still need to be centrally recycled.