I was in the process of arranging for the battery recycling box by the door to get picked up when
I noticed that the box states that no vehicle battery. There is one vehicle battery in there.
i have removed it from the box for now. and since the box is no longer full, I don’t think we should send it to recycling
Any recycling depot will take batteries, we just have to make a trip, but I noticed there is a prepaid purolator tag on the box, so presumably we made prior arrangements with this call2recycle place
I would love to hear thoughts from who ever made arrangement in the first place on how to proceed.
If I recall correctly, this was arranged for through the hackery (David Repa), but yes, there’s a number on there that can be called for collection…and possibly getting a new one.
I’ve dropped off the battery at the recycling depot. It was a sealed lead-acid motorcycle/UPS battery, so less dangerous (ie: no spill-able acid) than a car battery.
For future reference, remember: If the battery doesn’t fit in the box opening, take it home.
The Canadian Tire at 7th and Cambie is the closest facility that accepts lead-acid batteries. Second closest is the Vancouver Recycling Depot on Evans Ave behind Butler Box and Storage.