Please recycle batteries in a Call-2-Recycle box. Throwing batteries in the trash or recycling bin can lead to major fires on garbage trucks, recycling trucks, landfills, and recycling centers. Lithium-ion batteries contain a flammable electrolyte and lithium is highly reactive which poses dangers when handling it as a waste item. As the batteries are moved around in a large truck or pushed around in a landfill, the pressure and heat can cause the battery to spark and ignite a fire. Because the battery is thrown in a pile full of paper products, cardboard, and other dry materials this fire can easily spread.
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