Retailers can receive cash settlements of 1.5 times current spot silver for each pound of silver oxide batteries received.

If there's one kind of electronic component that's important to recycle year-round, it's batteries. Many household batteries contain toxic materials, like lead and cadmium, and throwing them in the ...

Believe it or not, the first battery was built in 1800 by Alessandro Volta of Italy. While very basic, consisting of copper discs, a cloth saturated with salt water, and zinc, it was a proof of ...