As people become increasingly aware of environmental protection, "used batteries will pollute the environment, can not be casually discarded" point of view has gained recognition as a consensus. Quzhou, many people used to run out of batteries collected, but the collection of used batteries should be sent to where the recovery has become a problem.
Waste batteries caused a big discussion User
Recently, Quzhou San Qu forum on recycling of waste Dell LATITUDE D600 SERIES Laptop Battery netizens problem is widespread concern, triggered the discussion.
This discussion is determined by User Chu released at the forum on the "trash can set up a small pocket on the bag" post triggered. Chu month in your post reflect each run out of battery, he will fall into a dilemma, if the used batteries and garbage thrown into a trash can, the cells mixed with garbage landfill will cause environmental pollution; if you do not throw, pile at home for a long time will be scared, but also a pollution, sooner or later, still have to throw away.
In view of this situation, Chu suggested that the relevant departments in the trash on the side to set up a small pocket or in the trash bags to increase the edge of a bucket, designed to put used batteries, the best marked illustration, let people know that this is to throw used batteries, so that the staff not only to facilitate waste separation and recovery, but also protecting the environment.
Chu month's recommendations were endorsed by netizens, User www1818 Replies Road: "This is a very good idea, every time I get the battery run out of their bottles and a bag, thrown into the recycling bins that can not go."
User www1818 for ways to dispose of used batteries, Chu said last month that he often saw refuse collection staff will refuse them altogether swept into the garbage truck, did not see staff clear away the rubbish garbage classification.
The User freewalk tell us that he had large RT-Mart supermarket in the urban areas and the street moving company's business offices have seen the collection box of used batteries, used batteries collected should be thrown into a special battery collection box.
Environmental Protection Agency: a one-time collection and disposal of used batteries is not recommended
Where is the throw used batteries in the end? How to deal with really green? The problem with netizens yesterday interviewed the municipal Environmental Protection Bureau of the parties concerned.
"Right now the batteries sold on the domestic market has achieved a low mercury or mercury-free, pollution is very small, so we do not advocate general focus on the collection of used batteries." Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau staff explained that in the past that one-off used batteries must be recycled, yes because it was a large toxic heavy metals like mercury. With China's battery manufacturing technology improvements, the current domestic sales of mercury-free alkaline battery has reached the level. Therefore, from the perspective of environmental protection, the waste of disposable batteries with the decentralization of daily rubbish and does not constitute a hazard on the environment. "Focus on recovery, if handled properly, but likely to cause localized mercury pollution."
The staff said, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a few years ago, "Waste Battery Pollution Prevention and Control Technology Policy," clearly that the public commonly used 5, 7, no recycling disposable batteries, but rechargeable batteries and button batteries and other pollution - heavy, we must focus on recovery from the manufacturers, the public can not readily throw away.
The current emphasis on recovery of nickel-cadmium batteries, nickel hydrogen batteries, lithium-ion batteries, including mobile phone batteries, rechargeable batteries, battery, car electric vehicle batteries (bottles) and so on. Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau staff said, and now recovery of these batteries is still a problem, if people are kind of used batteries can recycling manufacturer.
Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau staff recommends the public to buy the time to look at whether dry "mercury-free" logo. If it is in general 5, No. 1, the battery is exhausted members of the public directly and garbage together.
Sanitation Department: waste disposable batteries with the life of landfill deal
User submitted for Chu on set in a small pocket on the trash bag of used battery collection and processing practices and the recommendations of the garbage classification, the Urban Construction Bureau Sanitation Department staff expressed appreciation for netizens recommended.
With the improvement of living standards, waste batteries, electronic waste increased recently. They are in accordance with national regulations, the waste of disposable batteries with the daily garbage landfill. As for the waste of rechargeable batteries, electronic waste, and so the staff admitted this part of the garbage collection does exist after the deal with difficult issues.
"This year we started the preliminary work to do trash," the staff said that the current two-thirds of the urban areas are classified trash bin, formed by the two barrels, one loaded recyclable rubbish, a loaded non-recovery of garbage. Trash after the garbage landfill and sewage treatment are lot of good.
"Garbage classification, we have always wanted to do a thing, will be based on provincial plans and the actual situation of Quzhou City in a planned, step by step to carry out waste separation work." Staff members said in the future, a one-off used batteries The public can not be put into the recycling bin, together with the solid waste landfill HP PAVILION ZE1000 Laptop Battery.