If you have any used batteries that you would like to dispose of safely you can bring them into school and put them in our battery recycling box, which is outside the Primary 4 classroom.
Batteries are made from important resources and chemicals, including lead, cadmium, zinc, lithium and mercury. Each battery placed in our recycling box will be taken apart and many of the materials will be recovered and used to make new batteries or something else. If you put your batteries into a rubbish bin they will be taken to landfill sites and the resources lost.
By bringing in your used batteries to be recycled it is good for the environment. It keeps them out of landfill, where heavy metals may leak into the ground when the battery casing corrodes, causing soil and water pollution.
Thank you for your continued support with developing the Eco-schools programme and to creating a more Eco-friendly environment.
