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The general director Francisco Espejo noted that "wrongly thrown a single cell can contaminate more than 100,000 liters of water"
The Director General of Planning, Evaluation and Environmental Control, Francisco Espejo, today introduced the campaign to collect used batteries in Cartagena processions to be held for the fourth consecutive year.
Since 2008 we have collected over two tons of batteries, mostly from the hachotes who carry their hoods on their journey.
Mirror highlighted "the need to raise public awareness on proper waste management and especially those considered dangerous, such as batteries."
In this regard he noted that "wrongly thrown a single cell can contaminate more than 100,000 liters of water."
Starting today and over the next 40 days, Cartagena have 5 special containers installed in the procession routes and warehouses of the brotherhoods, to facilitate the recycling of more than 12,000 batteries estimated to be used by penitents during this Easter.
Batteries deposited in these containers will be collected by the company and transported to the EcoPark Lhicarsa Cartagena for proper treatment.
Currently the guilds Cartagena are replacing incandescent bulbs with LED light emitting semiconductor diodes that offer important advantages such as lower power consumption and longer life.
In addition, LED lamps do not require battery-pack, such as incandescent bulbs, but AAA batteries, which are easily recyclable.
Hazardous waste
Batteries, despite its small size, are considered hazardous waste due to its high polluting.
If they are thrown into a landfill may affect the environment by the release of mercury and other heavy metals are among its components.
Proper management of the batteries involved in their treatment at a recycling plant.
There are crushed for scrap iron and non iron, paper and plastics, which are then recovered.
The powder is subjected to various processes to recover metals contained therein.
Source: CARM
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