Fortunately, lead-acid batteries are fairly easy to recycle. Many stores that sell new batteries will take used ones in exchange. Lead-acid batteries have heavy plastic containers that hold lead and ...

They will then be put in specially-designed compartments in the council's new waste collection vehicles. Putting batteries directly into wheelie bins could cause them to ignite during the waste ...

Everything from computers to power tools now contain lithium batteries and that has created a sometimes explosive situation ...