As we all know, used batteries are very harmful to our environment, and the special metal components in batteries make it difficult to decompose the land, so people have always advocated that used batteries should not be placed at will, but there are still many unconscious friends who do not take the disposal of used batteries to heart. As a result, the problem of land pollution caused by the indiscriminate disposal of used batteries is becoming more and more serious every year. Today I will share with you about the hazards of used batteries and how to properly dispose of used batteries that are not used.
The hazards of used batteries
A button battery can pollute 600,000 liters of water, equal to a person’s lifetime of drinking water. A battery rotting in the ground, can make a square meter of land lost value, so a section of the waste battery is said to be “pollution *” is not too much.
Our daily use of ordinary dry batteries, mainly acidic zinc-manganese batteries and alkaline zinc-manganese batteries of two types, they all contain mercury, manganese, cadmium, lead, zinc and other metal substances, used batteries are abandoned, the battery shell will slowly corrode, the heavy metal substances will gradually seep into the body of water and soil, causing pollution. The most important feature of heavy metal pollution is that it is not degradable in nature, and can only be eliminated through purification.
How to deal with used batteries
1 reuse: electric razor, toy car on the used batteries, directly throw away more waste, you better put these batteries into the TV remote control reuse, because the remote control does not need a lot of voltage, even if the used batteries are enough for the remote control for a period of time.
2 do artwork: there are many talented people on the Internet they use used batteries into a variety of shapes of decorative items, you can also imitate a variety of art made of bullet casings, because the shape of the bullet casings and batteries is similar.
3 as collectibles: Many people have a hobby of collecting batteries, from the very old ones at the beginning to the new brands they have collected now, displaying various styles of batteries, labeling them and indicating which appliance this was unloaded from, n years later this is also a good memory.
4 as sorted garbage: in the community, schools and other places have special recycling battery bins, that kind of bin generally only a small hole, only let the battery through, other garbage can not be stuffed into, if you are really lazy to get these batteries, you can put directly into the special garbage can.
5 industrial treatment: used batteries can do industrial treatment, the general method is heat treatment, by placing the battery in a high-temperature environment, mercury and other toxic components will evaporate, so that both the battery non-toxic, but also the metal components can be recycled. Only this method is not suitable for individuals to implement on their own, and heating the battery also tends to cause explosions.
The increasing deterioration of the environment makes each of us take responsibility for protecting the environment, so as citizens we should do the right thing by not throwing away used batteries. And if used batteries are properly disposed of, it can also be a very valuable artwork. Well, the article on how to deal with used batteries is shared here, I hope it can help you.
