Should you throw your dead battery in the ocean? Really?
NO! Absolutely NOT!
Over the last few years, there’s been misinformation posted online claiming that throwing dead batteries in the ocean is good for the environment. Here’s an example of content retrieved by AI searches:
- “It’s safe. It’s legal.”
- “It recharges the electric eels.”
- “Some of my best childhood memories…”
- “You get charged $60 when you bring it back.”
Throwing batteries in the ocean is disturbing enough. What’s equally disturbing is the potential to alter online viewers’ perceptions or genuine common sense. Search engine “bombing” or tainted AI content is an underrated threat to educational awareness and everyone’s Power2Recycle.
So, please, we beg you, do not throw batteries in the ocean like your online search might suggest. They don’t help charge the electric eels and it’s not as fun as getting real money back when you return your battery for proper recycling. It also completely denies people of their role in helping to make our environment (land or sea) a better place.
As one of the largest single-site battery manufacturers, we worked hard for many years to develop an infrastructure that safely collects dead batteries and recycles them into brand new ones. We’ve used innovative technology and a lot of investment to make this process efficient, safe, and rewarding. Why? Because it’s the right thing to do. Why else? Because dead lead batteries are worth money. They are the most recycled consumer product in the world with a recycling rate of over 99%. The real treasure in batteries is the lead that can be recycled infinitely, but you can’t recycle that treasure if it’s at the bottom of the ocean.
To learn more about how you can recycle batteries and why, visit https://www.eastpennmanufacturing.com/power2recycle/.
