Green Job: DIY Battery Reconditioning

If you could think of a cool job that you could do in your spare time in your garage that would help the environment would you want to know about it? Have you ever thought about where all the used rechargeable batteries go when you think they are not useful anymore?

Unfortunately, most batteries rechargeable or not go into our trash cans and then into our landfills where they eventually leak acid into the soil. This obviously is not a good thing especially as we own so many electronic gadgets that require rechargeable batteries such as computers, Ipods cameras, phones, gardening and power tools just to name a few.

So what is the number 1 reason we throw our batteries in the trash?

“BECAUSE WE DON’T KNOW WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE.”

Here are a few options to consider:

1) If you want to make one small change today, find  2 shoe boxes and label them “Used Batteries” for all your disposable batteries and “used rechargeable batteries”

2) Check with your city to see if they have a drop off location for used disposable batteries. Walnut Creek, California is an example of what options are available for convenient drop off in their city.

3) Find a local business that specializes in battery reconditioning or rechargeable batteries.

4) Start your own battery reconditioning business it’s a lot easier than you think. The benefits include:

• Not a significant investment to get started.
• A battery reconditioning service can be started in a small space such as a corner of your garage.
• Can be a great side business, an extra stream of income, or a great summer job for a high school or college student.

If you want an outline of what it takes to start a battery reconditioning business I found a cool link for you to review.

How to Set-up a Battery Reconditioning Business