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So this weekend my parents will be visiting all the family back here in Ohio, paired with my sweet little niece (4 months old), I need to charge my batteries for my camera.  I tend to use a lot of batteries with my camera (I tend to think of myself as an amateur photographer). So naturally I use rechargeables to save money on batteries.  As I pondered this, why not use rechargeable batteries for everything. I know several people that do this already.

Batteries contain a chemical called Cadmium.  While batteries are safe while in use, they are not so safe if they are just thrown away.  If this chemical leaks, it can have numerous negative effects including lung and kidney disease.  This is why batteries need to be recycled appropriately.  If you don’t know where you can recycle these, go to Earth911.org and do a search with your zip code.

Next time I need batteries, I’m going to buy the rechargeable kind for whatever size battery I need.  I really mean any kind of battery, for whatever, like the remote control, playstation (or WII) controller, flashlights, radios, alarm clock, mp3 player, handheld games, the list goes on. This should really cut back on the amount of batteries I need to buy and recycle.