| Every laptop battery, no matter what brand, will | | | | Recycling batteries is usually a fairly easy process. |
| come to an end. When this happens, the | | | | Most batteries that are not suitable to be casually |
| temptation may be to throw that old battery out | | | | discarded will have a warning against throwing it |
| and get cranking again with a new battery. This | | | | away. Often this warning comes as a picture of a |
| seems to solve the problem, and allows you to | | | | crossed out garbage can. Since each laptop |
| get back to doing the things you love. Without a | | | | battery brand may contain different requirements |
| second thought, your old laptop battery could end | | | | for recycling, your best option is to see if the |
| up sitting in the back of your drawer for years. | | | | battery manufacturer has a recycling program. |
| Or, worse yet, that old battery could end up in | | | | Often there are recycling programs that make |
| your city's landfill. | | | | recycling very easy. Many of these programs will |
| Although engineered landfills have come a long | | | | take your battery without you having to pay a |
| ways from the dumps they use to be, they are | | | | cent. Not a bad deal for choosing to do something |
| not build to properly dispose of batteries. | | | | that improves the world we love. |
| Batteries contain heavy metals that may leach | | | | So the next time you are at the crossroads of |
| through landfills and prevent the natural process | | | | choosing whether to recycle your old laptop |
| that breaks down most of your household trash. | | | | battery or not. Let your conscience be your guide |
| Instead of throwing your old battery in the | | | | and choose the environmentally friendly choice. |
| garbage, take a look at recycling. | | | | Often, depending on where you live, recycling |
| Recycling your old battery keeps the harmful | | | | may be mandatory. Be sure to do your part, |
| heavy metals out of the ground and gives your | | | | save the earth, protect your landfill, and stretch |
| battery a second life. The second life comes | | | | the earth's resources. All this by doing the simple |
| when plastics and metals are refurbished and | | | | task of sending off your old useless battery to be |
| formed into new batteries. This new battery can | | | | recycled. |
| then be a benefit to someone else. | | | | |