Tiny Battery. BIG Problem. 🔋♻️

Here’s a wild fact for your day:

Just ONE AA battery can pollute over 150 litres of water if it’s thrown in the garbage instead of recycled.

That’s enough water to ruin a whole fish tank… or a serious amount of coffee ☕😬

Most people don’t think twice about tossing old batteries in a junk drawer, a black garbage bag, or the bottom of a backpack. But batteries can contain metals and chemicals like lead, cadmium, and mercury. When batteries break down in landfills, those materials can leak into soil and water.

Not exactly the kind of “energy boost” the planet asked for.

The good news? Recycling batteries is easy.

At Capital Salvage, we help keep harmful materials out of the landfill by properly handling recyclable scrap and metal products. If your household batteries are under 11 lbs, bring them by the yard and we’ll help make sure they’re recycled the right way. 💪🌎

Every little battery recycled is one less problem for our rivers, soil, and wildlife.

Small item. Big impact.

So next time you search for:

• metal recycling near me
• scrap yard near me
• eco-friendly metal disposal near me

…remember that recycling even the smallest things can make a huge difference.

Don’t chuck it. Recycle it. ♻️

–Neha Wadhwa
Capital Salvage Team