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[November Thematic Report] How to recycle batteries |
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by Paola Guevara | 29-11-2022 10:08
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How to recycle batteries? It is very important to know how to recycle used batteries and batteries since they are very polluting elements that are often not recycled correctly. If we stop to think about the number of things that have batteries, we could get an idea of the amount of them we spend and generally throw away in our daily lives. What are they and how to recycle batteries? Both the name Battery and Battery come from the original way of manufacturing this invention, in which they put electric cells "stacked" or "in battery". Batteries, batteries, electric accumulators, or simply accumulators, are device that stores electrical energy using electrochemical procedures and that later returns almost in its entirety. We generally understand that batteries are a finite source of energy, as it runs out and is not rechargeable. On the contrary, the batteries if we usually recharge them. These cells or batteries contain heavy metals and chemical compounds, many of them harmful to the environment. It is very important not to throw them away (in most countries this is not allowed), and take them to a recycling center. Currently, most providers and specialist shops also take over used batteries. Some of the substances harmful to the environment depend on the type of battery used. These are some of them:
Also called “salt” or “zinc-carbon”, they contain very little mercury (0.01%). Toxicity degree: Very low.
They have a mercury content of 0.5%. Toxicity degree: Toxic.
They contain cadmium. They do not contain mercury. Toxicity degree: Toxic.
Some contain up to 30% mercury. Toxicity degree: Very high. “green” batteries They lack cadmium and mercury, although some of their components are unknown. Toxicity degree: Unknown. The process of destroying these is usually the same. Once used, batteries become toxic waste. In our country, they follow the usual channels of common garbage. That is to say: landfill, landfill, or incineration. Either way, it causes huge environmental problems. As an example, a single button cell can contaminate more than 600,000 liters of water. Mercury and cadmium, along with other metals, are not destroyed by incineration: they are emitted into the atmosphere. What to do with used batteries? It's easy to collaborate. The fundamental thing is to know how is the process to recycle batteries and batteries: The recycling process begins by getting rid of used batteries using the selective collection containers that exist. If we carry out a selective collection, the used batteries are taken to a recycling plant, where the mercury is separated from other metals and the rest of the materials that make up the used batteries can be recovered. sources:(https://www.ecopilas.es/el-reciclaje/procesos-de-reciclaje-de-pilas/) -paola:)
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Hello, this is your mentor Minkyung.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on how to recycle batteries. As you mentioned, batteries can be detrimental to the environment if they are not recycled properly. I hope you learned a lot about reusing batteres writing this report :)
Great job writing November thematic report :)
Posted 07-12-2022 18:39
Hi, Kyi Nue Chan Myae Win!
This is your mentor, Yoon.
Thank you for introducing how to recycle batteries. Although many people deal with the needs of batteries for EVs, smartphones, laptops, etc, they don't mention after life of these batteries.
However, I believe creating a circular economy is as important as reducing carbon emissions. You did extremely well in choosing the topic for the ariticle.
Great job on writing the thematic report.
I am looking forward to reading your following report!
Posted 03-12-2022 15:18