How to hand in an old battery or accumulator for recycling is a question relevant to anyone with at least a basic sense of environmental responsibility. In Nizhny Novgorod old accumulators can be handed in for recycling.
The nature of the issue
Accumulators and batteries, because of their chemical composition, cause considerable long-term harm to soil and groundwater once they end up at landfills after being thrown into ordinary trash bins. Modern everyday life relies on a large number of devices with accumulators and batteries, and the symbols on them indicate that they must not be thrown into ordinary waste containers. But most ordinary people do not know where to actually hand them in. In practice this problem is solvable: recycling and long-term storage under proper conditions is handled by Media Markt, to which several environmentally minded entrepreneurs of the city can pass the batteries on (free of charge for you).
Avtozavodsky District
Anakonda Pet Shop, Plotnikova St., 4 (basement floor); hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 to 19:00, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 to 17:00 phone 414-90-25
Nizhegorodsky District
- Nizhny Novgorod Exotarium Bolshaya Pokrovskaya St., 18, Ya.M. Sverdlov Palace of Culture (basement floor); hours: daily 10:00 to 19:00; phone 8-903-605-99-01
- Nokia devices only — SMTel Arzamasskaya St., 3; hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 to 20:00, Saturday 10:00 to 19:00, Sunday 10:00 to 16:00; phone 220-32-77, 220-32-76
Sormovsky District
Happy Possum Pet Shop, Komintern St., 117, "Muravey" Mall (basement floor); hours: daily 10:00 to 21:00 phone 414-56-35
Types of rechargeable batteries
- lithium-ion (Li-ion)
- nickel-metal hydride (NiMH)
- nickel-cadmium (NiCd)
- manganese-zinc (MnZn) — alkaline batteries
- silver-zinc (AgZn)
- lithium-thionyl chloride (Li-SOCl2)
- lead-acid — still not accepted for recycling.
- mercury-zinc cell (type RC) — still not accepted for recycling.
Long-term effects of substances from an accumulator or battery once they enter the human body
- Damage to the kidneys, nervous system and bone tissue — lead. Poorly excreted, accumulates in the body.
- Damage to the lungs and kidneys — cadmium
- Dermatitis — nickel and zinc
- Damage to mucous membranes and skin — alkalis.