Batteries of all kinds can and should be recycled so the chemicals inside them don't leak and contaminate the soil. Here's ...

Despite the impressive advancements in the field of rechargeable batteries over the last few decades, there's still plenty of need for disposable batteries in our daily lives. We use them to power TV ...

Safely disposing of household batteries is good for the home and good for the environment. Dead batteries can leak heavy metals into soil and water.

Battery fires continue to pose dangers for waste and recycling operations, and industry leaders are coming together at the Battery and Critical Metals Recycling Conference (June 9-10 in Nashville, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The clean energy transition will require lots of batteries—primarily to power ...

WASHINGTON — With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions of small, battery-powered ...

Some items you can recycle in one city may be prohibited in another. Batteries, plastic bags, small appliances, and more may ...

Island Waste, one of four waste management companies in the Guernsey Recycling Group, operates a policy that issues a £500 penalty for each battery discovered in general waste, leading to the large ...

In early March, the Oregon legislature passed a law aimed to reduce the environmental and safety hazards related to battery ...

A council has ended kerbside battery collections after a series of fires linked to incorrect disposal. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council said batteries thrown into household bins were ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When household batteries die, it’s hard to know what to do with them. So they get shoved into a junk drawer or sheepishly thrown into the trash. But dead batteries aren’t quite ...

WASHINGTON - With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions of small, battery-powered ...