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McHenry Co. Health Department To Collect Batteries For Recycling
Single-use alkaline batteries will be collected throughout January. A similar effort earlier this year netted 4,283 pounds of batteries.
WOODSTOCK, IL – Local residents looking to recycle any single-use batteries they may have at home now have a place to dispose of them.
The McHenry County Department of Health announced on Tuesday it will be accepting single-use alkaline batteries from Jan. 3 to Jan. 28. The battery collection will take place at the at the Division of Environmental of Health, which is located at 667 Ware Road, Suite 110, in Woodstock.
County officials said that battery sizes AA, AAA, C, D and 9-volt from residential sources will be accepted at no cost. Only single-use, non-rechargeable batteries will be accepted during this event.
Batteries may be dropped off from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Division of Environmental Health located inside the McHenry County Administration Building. Masks required in the building.
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The county is not accepting any other types of recyclable materials or waste during the recycling program. Residents looking to recycle other types of batteries such like lithium-ion cell phones, laptops, rechargeable drills, other small appliance rechargeable batteries, vehicles or etc., can review the McHenry County Green Guide for a list of recycling locations. Fees may be charged.
County officials said a battery recycling program conducted earlier this year netted 4,283 pounds of alkaline batteries.
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"To visualize what that looks like, it is approximately 10- 55-gallon drums full of batteries,” McHenry County Environmental Health Solid Waste Manager Kelli Boeckmann said in a news release. “That’s over 2 tons of material that we were able to divert from the sanitary landfill.”
All batteries collected during this event will be shipped to Battery Solutions in Wixom, Mich. Battery Solutions is a U.S.-based battery recycler where batteries are separated by chemistry and recycled into materials like zinc and manganese concentrate, steel, paper and plastic, county officials said in the release.
For more information, residents can visit the Solid Waste Program page or contact Solid Waste Manager Kelli Boeckmann at (815) 334-4585.
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