San Francisco E-waste is the
leading recycling company for computer E-waste San Francisco
which today will shed light on the consequences that accompany the increasing
battery waste generation in the US as well the benefits which come with the
proper recycling of unused batteries.
Do you know?
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As per the survey conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
Americans each year throw away more than 3 billion batteries. That rounds about
more than 1, 80,000 tons of batteries.
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Out of these 1, 80,000 tons of batteries, more
than 86,000 tons of batteries are single use alkaline ones.
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When placed one after the other, these 86,000
tons of dead alkaline batteries alone would circumnavigate the world at least 6
times.
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The United States alone throw away more than 14,
000 tons of rechargeable batteries.
Why we are giving these
statistics to you? It is because unused and discarded batteries are hazardous
and lethal for the environment, animals and human beings. The alkaline that the
batteries contain have sealed inside them, certain cells that are toxic and
harmful, that you do not come into contact with during normal use. When the
alkaline batteries are dumped at the landfills, the material with which they
are made of are crushed or easily degraded while the alkaline left in them gets
secreted and creeps into the environment polluting and poisoning the water,
land, and air.
The most damaging and
life-threatening component in batteries is the Mercury that bears health issues
beyond our reach. Mercury is a persistent, bio-accumulative, and toxic
pollutant that accumulates in the living organisms present in our environment
and intoxicate everything that comes in their wake. Other metals that batteries
are made of that are highly detrimental to public health and environment is
nickel, cadmium, cobalt, and lead.
Batteries also use acids to run
which are highly corrosive in nature. This corrosive acid tears through the
materials they run over and when they reach an extremely high temperature, they
emanate toxic chemicals and fumes highly damaging to our immune system, genetic
and enzyme systems, and the nervous system.
But instead of making a
contributing stand in this matter, a leading computer E-waste center in San Francisco strongly believes that you can actually make
a difference and play your part towards a sustainable environment by disposing
of your unused inverter or car batteries the right way.
How?
Ø Instead
of buying the single-use batteries, you should opt for the recyclable
rechargeable ones which astonishingly can be used for up to 1000 times.
Ø You
should opt for the proper means of disposal for all your single-use batteries.
Recycling is what can be of immense benefits in this regard for which you can
hire the professional recycling services of a reputed firm specialized in computer E-waste San Francisco.
Call the experts of San Francisco
E-waste for more information in this regard.
