Free household battery recycling event is July 16

BATTERY RECYCLING

The Golden Age Foundation (GAF) will hold a battery recycling service on Tuesday, July 16, in the Clubhouse 2 parking lot from 10 a.m.-noon. People must show their GRF ID to participate.

The GAF will accept alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel cadmium (NiCd), nickel metal-hydride (NiMH), lithium ion (Li-Ion), lithium metal, silver oxide, button cell batteries and all other dry cell batteries.

Residents are asked to place each lithium battery, including hearing aid batteries, in a separate baggie as part of the recycle requirements.

No commercial batteries will be accepted. This service is only for residents’ personal household batteries.

For more information, call Carl Kennedy at 661-810-9410.