I wanted to post about a service/business/collection which we use, Call2Recycle. You probably have seen their green and brown boxes (or not, depending on your state) in stores, town clerk's offices, and other public locations. I see a lot of buyers and sellers are able to handle may kinds of batteries (SSLA's and cell phone batts, mostly) but I would expect that the bulk of batteries encountered are alkaline or Ni-Cd's which aren't generally worth much. I know that's true for me.
Here's a link to their services. I hope I'm not out of order posting their site (I don't work for them or get any benefit from a referral) but their name didn't show up in a forum search. I didn't see anything about posting their info in the forum rules. It seemed a fair thing to do.
I mention it because they've been a huge business draw for us and a very useful outlet for the piles of batteries we get from dismantling. I thought to myself, "What would I do without it?," and it dawned on me that others on the forum might possibly not have heard of C2R. I'm sure the utility varies from person to person on SMF but there are probably at least a couple, here, who could benefit, if they aren't already taking advantage of the service.
Also, just to be clear, they aren't generally paying, though they don't usually cost anything, either. Shipping is covered and I think you can get some kind of income if you are a municipal entity with enough volume. But again, I think it isn't the same for everyone who gets involved with C2R.
I hope this can be of some use to someone.
