What can you do with old hearing aid batteries?
Rosie_0801 asked:
Other than throw them out, of course
Other than throw them out, of course
4 Comments
Jeanbug on March 29th, 2009
Well, you can certainly recycle them
Bring hearing aid batteries (along with your other household batteries) to your local Hazardous Waste recycling station. Hearing aid batteries usually have either a zinc or a mercury component ~ both which are considered hazardous and can poison the ground if tossed in a landfill. If your town doesn’t have one of these ~ you can also turn in those old batteries to a local hearing aid center.
h_brida on March 31st, 2009
They’re hazardous waste. You don’t want them getting into soil or ground-water.
If you’re acquainted with any techie-types, request assistance from them on disposal and/or recycling. Techies are sometimes able to re-charge batteries and re-purpose them appropriately. My hubby’s a techie and it’s part of his job description to haul off the office’s dead batteries to recycling. A few more is no big deal for someone who’ll be making a trip anyway.
LetThemHearFoundation on April 3rd, 2009
The only HA with rechargeable batteries that I am aware of comes from Resound. The little zinc button batteries are of no use once they are depleted, they can’t be recharged and can only come to harm if they are tossed or kept in containers where little kids can get at them. Dispose at any recycling or hazardous waste center with battery dumping facilities.
Blue T on March 26th, 2009
Throw them away.