Waste batteries littering the environment is very serious pollution, a battery can pollute 60,000 cubic meters of water.
Lithium batteries, alkaline batteries (also known as zinc-manganese batteries), nickel-cadmium or nickel-metal hydride batteries, lead batteries. Among them, the ones with the greatest environmental impact are mainly lead storage batteries, nickel-cadmium batteries and alkaline zinc-manganese batteries containing mercury. According to the China Chemical and Physical Power Industry Association, zinc manganese batteries and alkaline batteries accounted for nearly 90% of battery production in 2011.
But zinc-manganese batteries and alkaline batteries do not have a significant impact on the environment and human health because their mercury content already meets national technical requirements. However, button batteries, battery car batteries and other lead storage batteries or other batteries containing heavy metals are hazardous waste and should be centrally recycled.
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Electronic products to e-waste between the "One step away" is getting shorter and shorter. E-waste contains a large amount of lead, chromium, mercury and other toxic and harmful chemicals, which will pose a threat to the environment and human health if it is discarded as ordinary garbage or simply landfilled.
Prolonged contact with metal elements in certain waste batteries can lead to abnormal brain development in children, neurological damage in adults, endocrine disorders and organ function decline, which is extremely harmful.
The hazards of waste batteries littered lead to a clear ban on the import of solid waste smuggling in China, including waste slag, waste catalysts, waste tires, waste batteries, electronic waste and other industrial wastes, as well as old garments, construction waste, domestic waste, medical waste and hazardous waste.
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