One of the biggest challenges for many when it comes to battery recycling is doing so safely. This is especially true if you must hold on to the spent batteries for a while until you can schedule a drop-off at the recycler. The following tips will keep you safe so that you can do the environmentally responsible thing with your used batteries.
1. Prevent Short Circuits
Simply tossing all the spent batteries into a box or a bag is a recipe for disaster.…
When a business regularly produces large amounts of scrap metal, finding an effective solution for disposing of these materials can become a core part of the enterprise’s logistics operations. For business leaders that may be new to addressing scrap metal disposal needs, there are some key factors that may help to make this process much easier.
Separate The Types Of Scrap Metal
If it is possible, you may want to make an effort to separate the different types of scrap metal that you are needing to have hauled away.…
It’s that time of the year again; getting ready to settle in for a long winter’s nap as temperatures cool down. But it also means doing that final cleaning with the windows open before everything is buttoned up for the season. With that comes a great purge of unused items that have been piling up for more months than you would care to mention. If cleaning out your basement, garage, or shed is part of your to-do list, don’t forget to recycle rather than throw away.…
When it comes to scrap value, copper has one of the highest. Copper scrap is infinitely reusable, so recycling it is great for the environment – it’s much easier to melt down copper than it is to extract it from the earth, which helps save on overall global energy use.
Unfortunately, copper scrap can be rather difficult to find. Copper pipes are the best source of copper, but it’s rare for people to throw them out.…
Every year, eight million metric tons of plastic ends up in the ocean. That is a mind-boggling number, to be sure. Of that eight million metric tons, 236,000 tons is microplastic, tiny bits of plastic that many people think are not a big deal if tossed into the ocean or accidentally dropped in the water. Perhaps what is really distressing is that all of that plastic could have been recycled. Scrap plastic recycling services exist nearly everywhere in the world.…
Recycling isn’t a practice that you simply leave at home. You should also recycle at your business. Recycling in the workplace can afford all types of benefits in both the short and long term. If you aren’t currently recycling in the workplace, now is the time to start. Discover some reasons why you should implement a recycling program for your business.
1. Community Partnership
Customers invite you into their community to provide them with services or goods.…
If you use your laptop for watching movies, playing games, or using power-hungry software programs, then you probably buy new computers on a regular basis so you can have more power, more storage, and faster speed. You may have a collection of old laptops stacked on a shelf or in the back of your closet that you’re not sure how to get rid of. Here’s a look at what you can do to recycle your old laptops so you can keep them out of the landfill.…
If you like doing your own automotive maintenance, that probably includes your oil changes. If it does, you should think about how you dispose of your motor oil. Tossing it in the trash, or pouring it in the gutter in front of the house is a dangerous way to dispose of motor oil. Unfortunately, many people still do that, which is why motor oil is still finding its way into local sewers and groundwater.…
The days of dumping everything in the trash and letting it all go to the local landfill are over in most parts of the country. While there are still some landfills that are operating without recycling, the majority of them have switched to a program that requires recyclable materials to be sorted out of the general trash and sent to a recycling facility for reuse.
Setting Up A Recycling Plan…
If you just opened a used vehicle dealership, you are most likely kept abreast about recalled components within each make and model of vehicle in the industry. This information needs to be scrutinized regularly so you do not try to sell a vehicle with a recall to an unassuming customer as this can lead to a potential lawsuit. If you find out a vehicle you are trying to sell has an airbag that has been recalled, using an airbag recycling service is an option.…
