| Recycling is one of the biggest and highly | | | | the days of old when people had to contact their |
| important advocacies of today. It is logical, simple | | | | local sanitation department or go out of their way |
| and very easy to do. Numerous environmentalists | | | | to go to a recycling center (which, more often |
| all over the world are encouraging people to save | | | | than not, did not accommodate individual |
| the planet by not carelessly throwing their | | | | consumers), there are national organizations now |
| batteries away, especially the rechargeable ones, | | | | that receive these items and ship them to a |
| and instead make new things (beautiful and even | | | | recycling or refurbishing facility. Drop off centers |
| useful things!) out of them. Recyclable batteries | | | | are usually the branches of popular supermarket |
| may be found in, among others, cordless power | | | | chains, bookstores, computer retail and repair |
| tools, cellular and cordless telephones, video | | | | shops, schools and home furnishings stores. If you |
| camcorders, digital cameras and remote control | | | | aren't sure if there's a drop off center near your |
| toys and yes, in laptop computers as well! | | | | area, search online for some of these national |
| If you own a Dell laptop or notebook computer, | | | | organizations (most of them have websites and |
| you ought to know that you can always recycle | | | | toll free numbers) or ask your local government |
| your unit's batteries. Hence, if you think that your | | | | for help. Once the batteries reach the said |
| batteries have started to act up, don't throw | | | | state-of-the-art refurbishing facility, reusable |
| them right away just yet! | | | | materials such as nickel, cadmium and iron are |
| One thing you can do is to contact Dell directly | | | | taken and used in the manufacture of stainless |
| and ask if they can replace your battery for a | | | | steel and even in the production of new batteries. |
| new one either for free or for a nominal fee. Dell | | | | You can do these two things in order to recycle |
| has what they call a "Battery Program" and you | | | | your Dell laptop batteries. Recycling them is not |
| might be qualified to avail of a replacement. | | | | just a way to get rid of what you think are |
| Another thing you can do is to drop by a | | | | useless batteries. It is, more importantly, your |
| recycling plant or at a drop off center of an | | | | answer to the clarion call of keeping the |
| organization which aims to collect recyclable items | | | | environment safe, clean and sound for the future |
| such as your Dell laptop batteries. Compared to | | | | generations. |