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February 23, 2026

Give old batteries a new life by safely recycling them

  • Battery recycling processes could use some fine-tuning, but it's still a simple and responsible way to get rid of them.
    • By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
    AP Science Writer

    King County photo [enlarge]
    In the Seattle area, batteries and electronics with embedded batteries are banned from garbage.

    NEW YORK — 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.


     
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