DEAD BUT NOT THE END Give old batteries new life by safely recycling them ADITHI RAMAKRISHNANAssociated Press Mar 5, 2026 Mar 5, 2026 0 ADOBE STOCK Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ADITHI RAMAKRISHNANAssociated Press When household batteries die, it's hard to know what to do with them. So, they get shoved into a junk drawer or sheepishly thrown into the trash.kAmqFE 5625 32EE6C:6D 42? =62< 962GJ >6E2=D =:<6 425>:F> 2?5 ?:4<6= :?E@ D@:= 2?5 H2E6C :? 2 =2?57:==] $@>6 42? @G6C962E 2?5 42FD6 7:C6D :? 82C3286 ECF4<D 2?5 C64J4=:?8 46?E6CD]k^AmkAm$276=J 5:DA@D:?8 32EE6C:6D E2<6D ;FDE 2 76H DE6AD] %96J 86E D9:AA65 E@ C64J4=:?8 46?E6CD E92E 3C62< 5@H? 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