{"id":2000,"date":"2015-05-14T22:49:27","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T22:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/recycletorrance.org\/?p=2000"},"modified":"2015-06-18T23:40:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T23:40:28","slug":"household-battery-disposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/recycletorrance.org\/household-battery-disposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Household Battery Disposal!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: brown;\">Dispose of Unwanted Household Batteries Properly!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It is <span style=\"color: red;\">ILLEGAL<\/span> to throw away household batteries!<\/p>\n<p>More than 900,000 household batteries are improperly and illegally disposed of each year in Los Angeles. Batteries that end up in landfills have a negative effect on our environment, potentially causing serious health risks to humans and animals.<\/p>\n<p>AA, AAA, C cells, D cells and button batteries (e.g. hearing aid batteries) must be disposed of properly because they may contain a corrosive chemical that can cause burns as well as toxic heavy metals like cadmium.<\/p>\n<p>To encourage proper dispose of household batteries, Los Angeles County offers free and convenient collection and drop-off programs to get rid of unwanted batteries safely. <span style=\"color: red;\">PLEASE NOTE<\/span>: Tape positive (+) end of batteries before taking to a collection site.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: brown;\">You can dispose of household batteries by doing one of the following:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"frame gray\"><p><strong>Drop off household batteries at a mobile Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Collection event or permanent collection center.<\/strong><br \/>\n<ul class=\"list check\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/recycletorrance.org\/events\/free-torrance-hhwe-waste-collection-event\/ \" target=\"_blank\">City of Torrance HHW\/E-Waste Collection Event<\/a><br \/>\nJune 13th (9am-3pm)<br \/>\nAmerican Honda<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ci.rolling-hills-estates.ca.us\/Modules\/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=39\" target=\"_blank\">Gaffey Street S.A.F.E. Collection Center<\/a><br \/>\n1400 Gaffey St. Los Angeles, CA 90731<br \/>\nHours: Saturdays and Sundays, 9am-3pm<\/li>\n<\/ul><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ladpw.org\/general\/enotifyCalendar\/Calendar.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> for a complete list of upcoming events. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacitysan.org\/solid_resources\/special\/hhw\/safe_centers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> for a list of permanent center locations.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"frame gray\"><p><strong>Take to a designated County Library collection site.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/dpw.lacounty.gov\/epd\/hhw\/batteries\/sites.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> for a complete list of the County Library collection sites.<br \/>\n<ul class=\"list check\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colapublib.org\/libs\/carson\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Carson Library<\/a><br \/>\n151 E. Carson St. Carson, CA 90745<br \/>\n(310) 830-0901<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"frame gray\"><p><strong>Take to a local collection center.<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dpw.lacounty.gov\/epd\/hhw\/batteries\/sites.cfm\" target=\"_blank\"> Click here<\/a> for a list of local retail store collection centers.<br \/>\n<ul class=\"list check\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/us\/en\/store\/carson\" target=\"_blank\">IKEA \u2013 Carson<\/a><br \/>\n22255 S. Western Ave. Carson, CA 90746<br \/>\n(888) 888-4532<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Please call collection sites for hours of operation and regulations.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"full-width-mobile \" style=\"width: 2400px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/recycletorrance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/battery7.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\" title=\"\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"responsive wp-image-2022\" src=\"\/\" data-src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/battery7.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dispose of Unwanted Household Batteries Properly! It is ILLEGAL to throw away household batteries! More than 900,000 household batteries are improperly and illegally disposed of each year in Los Angeles. Batteries that end up in landfills have a negative effect on our environment, potentially causing serious health risks to humans and animals. 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