In September I wrote a post about recycling e-waste, and I received a comment on the post asking if I knew where people could recycle motor oil. I figured if he had that question, many other people might as well, so I went looking for information on recycling used motor oil. Let’s take a look.
Recycling [...]
Everything from remote controls to smoke detectors to flashlights to clocks use batteries that eventually run out of juice and have to be thrown away. And although batteries are considered “e-waste” and should be discarded as such, most of them end up going out with the trash. And once they are in the landfill, the insides of the batteries leach into the ground, possibly contaminating groundwater. Our solution, at least to extend the length of time the same batteries are used in our house? We invested in a battery charger and different sized rechargeable batteries, and have not had to either buy new batteries nor throw any away in over 2 years.
I often get emails from readers asking for my advice on choosing one single thing to do to make their lives more “green” – and they often get an email back outlining several different things they could do instead! So in an effort to be more pinpointed about my responses and to keep it [...]
