# Tips on recycling stuff? Environmental

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-recycling-stuff-environmental/114389>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 16, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-recycling-stuff-environmental/114389 "2002-06-16T18:58:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-on-recycling-stuff-environmental/114389/1 "2002-06-16T18:58:13Z")

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Was going to put this in the Mindless Stuff section, but thought there could be other info. for trying to help the environment.

I replaced a nickel cadmium battery for a cordless phone & wondered what to do with the old one. For U.S. & Canada, the following site gives info. on where to drop off the old one:

[http://www.rbrc.org/consumer/index.html](http://www.rbrc.org/consumer/index.html)

This may have already been addressed on the boards, but any other tips? Have a nice day/father’s day! 🙂