TY - JOUR TI - Local government household battery collection programs: Costs and benefits AB - Nearly three billion dry-cell household batteries are discarded in the municipal waste stream annually. While the mercury content of newer batteries has been reduced, older batteries and the accumulated total of mercury and cadmium, as well as other metals in the newer batteries still constitute a potential health risk. Many communities have initiated collection programs to remove this source of contamination from the municipal waste stream, but most have not. Fourteen states have enacted legislation regulating the disposal of household batteries, while nine states require the collection of rechargeable batteries. This article describes the potential health risks associated with continued disposal and incineration of household dry-cell batteries, reviews a sampling of existing municipal collection programs in US communities, and examines the costs and benefits and program options of collection programs AU - "Shapek, Raymond A [Department of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States)]" KW - "32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION" KW - "ELECTRIC BATTERIES" KW - "NONRADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL" KW - "HOUSEHOLDS" KW - "MUNICIPAL WASTES" KW - "COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS" KW - "USA" KW - "PUBLIC HEALTH" KW - "COMBUSTION" DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/0921-3449(95)00025-E UR - PB - CY - Netherlands PY - 1995 DA - 1995-10-01 LA - English J2 - [] VL - 15 C1 - C2 - C3 - C4 - C5 - L3 - Journal Name: Resources Conservation and Recycling; Journal Volume: 15; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: PBD: 1 Oct 1995 ER -