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In my American city, yes, we can put batteries in a zip-lock bag on top of our trash bin. But I'm not going to do this for a single coin cell. I usually just h
by rconti 2y ago
In my American city, yes, we can put batteries in a zip-lock bag on top of our trash bin. But I'm not going to do this for a single coin cell.
I usually just have a stack/pile/box of electronics and batteries to take to the local electronics recycling place a few miles away. Unfortunately, the pile is never 0, because as soon as I drop it off, I find something new to get rid of.
- crazygringo 2y agoThat may be exclusively a Portland thing. You definitely can't do that in most of the US.
- rconti 2y agoI'm in California.
- brewdad 2y agoI've never tried it but I can almost guarantee any bag placed on top of my trash bin would end up falling off and laying the the nearby grass when the truck tries to tip the bin. For most of the year my truck comes by before dawn. Even if they saw it, I'm sure they wouldn't get out of the truck to properly handle it.