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Most modern electrical equipment including mobile phones, computers, cameras and games consoles rely on batteries for their operation. Hence there is an increasing problem of what to do with the mountain of spent batteries generated by these appliances. If not properly treated the chemicals in batteries can leak into the environment posing a serious threat to nature. On the positive side with proper handling and treatment many of the battery components can be successfully recovered and recycled.

Under this theme you can find information on:

  • different types of batteries and their properties
  • occupational health issues related to battery production, recovery and recycling
  • battery recovery and recycling processes
  • literature related to battery recovery and recycling
  • other useful links

DocumentSustainable Battery Waste Management (Case Study of Indonesia)

SUSTAINABLE BATTERY WASTE MANAGEMENT
Protecting the Environment and Creating Employment
A case study of Indonesia

Read more or download Th Batteries Indonesia.pdf  (1.14 MB)

DocumentHazardous Waste - Resource recovery: existing practices

Urban Waste Series 4, Working Paper - This document describes how used motor oil, household batteries and photographic materials are recovered and reprocessed by informal small-scale enterprises. Occupational health and environmental conditions are discussed and a (theoretical) approach as to how these could be improved is presented.

Read more or download UW4 Hazardous eng screen.pdf  (327 kB)

ArticleFact sheet: Battery recycling

Information on battery recycling.

This fact sheet is a direct copy from the 4-page Information Sheet from the Warmer Bulletin published by Residua. For more information you can visit: www.residua.com.

The document can be downloaded as pdf at the end of the article.

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