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According to the latest data provided by the Department of Environment of the City of Jumilla, in 2013, the residents of the municipality recycled over 421 alkaline batteries.

The Department of Environment has taken to remember that, in order to provide citizens with free tank batteries, the town has four collection points distributed in different areas of the village, in this way, citizens / as can deposit used batteries in containers located in Catholic Kings Avenue, opposite the Health Center, Avenida de Levante, against IES Archbishop Lozano, and Calle Canovas del Castillo, in front of the Garden Gazebo and next to number 110.

Collection points and accumulation of conventional batteries and button ads are distributed by the town in suitable containers at some of the illuminated advertising that marquees of locations available.

Since the installation of marquees have been collected in the town 421 kilos of batteries.

Why is it important to recycle batteries?

Used batteries are special, toxic and hazardous waste, as some kinds of batteries contain chemicals like zinc, cadmium, lead, mercury, etc.., That in the case being disposed improperly after exhaustion could adversely affect the environment, including living beings.

One of the most dangerous components is mercury, a highly toxic heavy metal.

One button battery can pollute up to 600,000 liters of water, and an alkaline battery can pollute up to 175,000 liters of water.

Also if you join the food chain has cumulative effect on living organisms.

With recycled in various environmental benefits can also be achieved, as well as significant cost savings to recover metals such as mercury, silver, cadmium, etc..

For example, button battery 1.500 Kg 100 Kg recover mercury.

From the Department of Environment has made an appeal to all citizens / as Jumilla, "that esmeren spirit of civic participation and deposit their used batteries in containers arranged in the marquees, that this waste can be managed and treated specifically. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla