Battery Bin update at Windsor Park Library Branch. A local Eagle Scout made these great new bins to organize the battery space. They look amazing! Sunday: ClosedMonday: 9:00 am-8:00 pmTuesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pmWednesday: 9:00 am-8:00 pmThursday: 9:00 am-8:00 pmFriday: 9:00 am-5:00 pmSaturday: 10:00 am-5:00 pm You can also ask your GPS to find you the closest library while you’re out and about and…
Good Morning! In Austin, Texas our Austin Public Library department has teamed up with our Austin Resource Recovery department to have battery recycling at all library locations and Recycled Reads, as well as other sites in the city. I love that these two departments worked this out together! Let your local government departments know about…
Please recycle batteries or properly dispose of them at a take-back site. If you are in Austin, check out https://www.austintexas.gov/batteries for a location near you or visit your local library. You can also drop them off at the household hazardous waste station at the Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center. Please call first to make sure…
One of the topics I get the most questions about is batteries. People know (for the most part) not to put them in their curbside trash, but they don’t know where to take them. Batteries in curbside trash can react with chemicals in the carts which can cause the trucks to catch on fire, called…