California’s Universal Waste Rule became effective on February 8, 2002.
More items have been added to the list. No longer can I throw mercury wastes, consumer electronic devices and cathode ray tubes (CRTs), non-empty aerosol cans, fluorescent tubes and batteries into my garbage can.
I separate my glass, aluminum, and paper trash and put them in the recycle bin. I would never toss oil or mercury into my waste can. Here is the problem, what do I do with my depleted batteries. The flashlight, watch, remote control, camera, GPS . . . go dead and I replace the batteries. I now must collect them in a box or bag until I can take them to the proper disposal site. It is a worthy cause but I know myself. How many month’s or year’s will my dead batteries sit oozing away before I actually take them to the site. I can just see them now covered with the white fuzzy fungus like growth and the yellow-brown sticky gunk leaking from them.
In my dream world, the city will set up a bi-yearly pickup, for my batteries