Over 650 pounds of batteries collected

GAF

Golden Age Foundation (GAF) volunteers collected over 650 pounds of batteries for recycling on April 4. Residents brought their used household batteries to the Clubhouse 2 parking lot where volunteers collected, sorted and packed batteries for shipment to the recycling facility.

While the GAF’s new, donation- based battery recycling program cost around $1.50 per pound, it is dramatically cheaper than the $4-5 per pound the GAF was paying last year.

Over 305 shareholders saved used batteries to properly recycle through the program. Volunteers had to turn away several residents toward the end of the event after reaching the recycling collection’s maximum capacity of 650 pounds.

While the GAF plans on holding another household battery collection event in four months, Leisure World residents can take their batteries (of all sizes), paint cans, cleaners, oils, and pesticides that contain potentially hazardous ingredients, as well as E-waste such as televisions, tablets, cell phones and computers to Orange County Waste and Recycling for free all year long. The nearest facility is located in Huntington Beach, 8.5 miles from Leisure World, at 17121 Nichols Lane, Huntington Beach, California, 92647 at Gate 6. The facility is open from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. To receive more information, call 714-834-4000.

The Golden Age Foundation would like to thank the community for its commitment to recycle as well as all the volunteers who helped run this event: Linda Johnson, Martha Goossens, Geneva Potepan, Cheryl Falconer, Dave Forney, Teresa Danton, Anna Derby, and Carl Kennedy.

— Carl Kennedy