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Ask Umbra’s video advice on battery recycling 0

Every year, more than 18,000 tons of “dead” batteries are tossed into landfills, mercilessly left there to ooze heavy metals into water and soil. Luckily, this is a problem with a simple solution — and Umbra’s advice will recharge you.

Show notes: To find out more about how and where to recycle batteries, visit Rechargeable Battery Recycling and Earth 911.

“Ask Umbra” is the first video series produced by GristTV. Look for new video tips for greening your life from Umbra nearly every week.

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Yours is to wonder why, hers is to answer (or try). Send your green-living questions to Umbra.

Umbra Fisk is Grist Research Associate II, Hardcover and Periodicals Unit, floors 2B-4B.

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