Pinellas County Rechargeable Battery Survey

Some residents in Pinellas County may not be aware how to dispose of rechargeable batteries. We need your help. Please tell us what you know about used rechargeable batteries and how you discard them. Your response will assist us in better communicating the message to residents.

1.Which batteries would you classify as rechargeable? (choose all that apply)?

Digital Camera

Laptop

Remote controllers

Smartphones

Toys

Printers

Cordless Tools

*2.What would be your greatest motivation to bring rechargeable batteries to a designated collection site?(Required.)

Protection of our environment by properly disposing of batteries.

Harm caused to workers at a recycling facility, risking lives.

Teaching the next generation that proper disposal of batteries is the right thing to do.

Nothing motivates me.

Cause fires in a recycling facility, which destroys recyclable material.

*3.What do you currently do with rechargeable batteries from cell phones, cameras or other rechargeable batteries?(Required.)

Throw in the trash.

Donate them to charity.

Recycle in curbside recycling.

Drop-off at designated battery collection sites.

None of the above.

*4.What do you think is the biggest barrier for most people to properly dispose of rechargeable batteries?(Required.)

Confused by the word “recycling” in reference to batteries.

Aware that rechargeable batteries should disposed of differently but do not know how.

Unaware that they should treat batteries differently.

Unaware of risk batteries cause, fire/explosion.

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