Department of Audiology Faculty Articles

Thinking Green for Household, Hearing Aid and Implant Batteries: Collection, Safe Disposal and Recycling

ORCID

0000-0001-6770-4377

Publisher

Hearing Health Foundation

Publication Date

Fall 2009

Keywords

audiology, batteries, disposal, environmental impact, hearing aids, hearing loss, rechargeable batteries, recycling

Abstract

We all want to be good stewards of Planet Earth, right? And wouldn't we like to save some of the other kind of green too—the kind that doesn't grow on trees? Hearing aid and cochlear implant users can get greener both ways by making wise battery choices. Rechargeable batteries, which normally can be recharged hundreds of times before they ultimately run out of juice, promote both environmental and monetary green. Regardless of which batteries we use, when its time to dispose of and recycle batteries to have a little impact on the environment as possible.

Volume

25

Issue

4

First Page

36

Last Page

40

Disciplines

Communication Sciences and Disorders | Medicine and Health Sciences | Speech and Hearing Science | Speech Pathology and Audiology

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