The Earth911 Button Cell Battery Recycling Guide

The Earth911 Button Cell Battery Recycling Guide

Button cell batteries are the small, flat, round batteries found in watches, hearing aids, car key fobs, calculators, and medical devices. Although they are tiny, these batteries contain valuable materials that can be recovered and can harm the environment if not handled or disposed of correctly. The main challenge in recycling button cells is their small size and the difficulty of sorting them. They are made in huge numbers and are rarely separ…