Household batteries contain chemicals like potassium hydroxide that can cause respiratory, skin, and eye irritation. Nickel-cadmium batteries contain cadmium which can lead to osteoporosis, liver damage, and kidney failure. The US consumes 3 billion batteries per year, but 2/3 of battery waste ends up in landfills and can poison water supplies. A survey found that 80% of respondents buy household batteries but 91% dispose of them in normal trash bins, though 96% believe battery recycling is important.

2. Where does it go?

4. Household Batteries
Contains
Potassium Hydroxide
which causes
Respiratory, skin, and eye irritation.
(Energizer product safety sheet, 2011)

5. Nickel-Cadmium Batteries
Cadmium
Leads to
Osteoporosis
Liver Damage
Kidney Failure
(remarkable-recovery.com, 2011)

6. Lead Poisoning
Mercury Poisoning
Sensory impairment
Learning Disabilities
Anemia

7. US is consuming 3 billion batteries per year.
(greenliving.nationalgeographic.com, 2011)

8. 2/3 of Leakage and
Risk of Battery waste
ends up in Landfill
poisoning Water supply 2002)
(Australianinforminc.org, 2011)
( Battery Recycling Initiative,

9. Our Client

11. Potassium Hydroxide
Manganese Dioxide
Zinc

12. QUESTIONNAIRE
TELEPHONE SURVEY

13. WHO is our target to support
our program

14. MOTHERS AND YOUTH

15. 56 Respondents
to our survey
Margin or Error:
13.4%

16. 80% of respondents buy
household battery
91% of them still dispose to
normal trash bin

17. 96% of
respondents
believes
recycling batteries
is important

21. www.everecycle.com

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27. Thank You!