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General
Purpose & Alkaline Batteries |
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Alkaline batteries
can be safely disposed of with normal household waste. Due to concerns
about mercury in the municipal solid waste stream, Duracell has voluntarily
eliminated all of the added mercury from its alkaline batteries since
1993 — while maintaining the performance you demand. Our alkaline
batteries are composed primarily of common metals — steel, zinc
and manganese — and do not pose a health or environmental risk
during normal use or disposal.
It is important not to dispose of large amounts of alkaline batteries
in a group. Used batteries are often not completely "dead." Grouping
used batteries together can bring these "live" batteries into contact
with one another, creating safety risks.
Proven cost-effective and environmentally safe recycling processes
are not yet universally available for alkaline batteries. Duracell
is a leader in the industry efforts to develop sound recycling options.
Some communities offer recycling or collection of alkaline batteries
— contact your local government for disposal practices in your
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Lithium, Lithium
Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride & Zinc Air Batteries |
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may be safely disposed of in normal household waste. Contact your
local government for disposal or recycling practices in your area. |
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Packaging |
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Duracell
packaging may be disposed of in normal household waste or may be
recycled where possible. Duracell uses only non-toxic inks in its
packaging and the card portion of our package is made from 55% recycled
material. The plastic portion is made from 30% recycled plastic.
Duracell will be happy to provide additional information on any
of these issues — feel free to  |
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Never dispose of batteries in fire, as they could explode.