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Why you cannot just throw away a battery</h2> </h2>
Hello, my friend. Today I will tell you about consumer batteries that we use in our everyday life. In the beginning of the article, I would like to tell you, why you cannot just throw a battery in a garbage bin.</a> Perhaps, you already heard about it, I just want to give you some more information.</p>
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 50 percent of all contamination material of domestic household waste was owed by consumer batteries which contain mercury, cadmium, magnesium, lead, tin metal, nickel, zinc.</p>
</p> So, if you just throw a battery to a bin, all of these hazardous substances end up in the city dump. Unfortunately, city dumps don’t have special filtering system from contaminants and heavy metals. It means that all hazardous substances get to groundwater aquifers.</p>
</p> Just think about it, all of these contaminants can be consumed by you. Meanwhile, even the small amount of these substances can cause serious harm to your body. For example, cadmium can actually cause cancer.</p>
</p> That’s why, my friend, you should think twice before just dumping batteries.</p>
</p> There are many types of consumer batteries</a> used depending on the application. Each battery type has unique properties, which require unique safety measures and recycling processes. You can find a short review of the most common types sorted by size in the table below.</p>
</span></p></span></p> There are rechargeable and non-rechargeable types, specified on the battery</b></span></p>
</b> Usually non-rechargeable</b></span></p>
</b> Rechargeable</b></span></p>
</b> Non-rechargeable</b></span></p>
</b> Rechargeable</b></span></p>
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</p></span></p></span></td>The scope of application and types of consumer batteries</h2>
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Type of batteries</u></span></td>
</u></span></td> Size</u></span></td>
</u></span></td> Capacity (mAH)</u></span></td>
</u></span></td> Application</u></span></td>
</tr>
Cylindrical</span></p>
</td>
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½AA</span></td>
</span></td> 850-1200</span></td>
</span></td> Used in small electronics, pulse oximeters, some computer models as the CMOS battery. Also used in US military MILES gear and DAGR.</span></td>
</tr>
AAAA</span></td>
</span></td> 625</span></td>
</span></td> Used in pen flashlights, laser pointers, powered styluses, calculators, fishing lures, or electronic glucose meters.</span></td>
</tr>
AAA</span></td>
</span></td> 800-1200</span></td>
</span></td> Used in small electronic devices, such as TV remote controls, MP3 players and digital cameras. </span></td>
</tr>
AA</span></td>
</span></td> 600-3000</span></td>
</span></td> Most common type, widely used in portable electronic devices.</span></td>
</tr>
A</span></td>
</span></td> </td>
</td> Used in older laptop batteries and hobby battery packs.</span></td>
</tr>
B</span></td>
</span></td> 8350 (alkaline)</span></td>
</span></td> Mostly used for military purpose</span></td>
</tr>
C</span></td>
</span></td> 4500-8000</span></td>
</span></td> Used in medium-drain applications such as toys and musical instruments.</span></td>
</tr>
Sub-C</span></td>
</span></td> 1200-5000</span></td>
</span></td> Commonly used for building and rebuilding drill packs and radio controlled battery packs.</span></td>
</tr>
D</span></td>
</span></td> 2000-12000</span></td>
</span></td> Used in high current drain applications, such as in large flashlights, radio receivers and transmitters, boomboxes, products with electric motors, safety systems, Geiger counters, megaphones.</span></td>
</tr>
Rectangular </span></p>
</td>
</p></span></p></span></td>
4.5-volt</span></td>
</span></td> 1200-6100</span></td>
</span></td> Used primarily in flashlights or lanterns/</span></td>
</tr>
9-volt or E</span></td>
</span></td> 120-580</span></td>
</span></td> Used in walkie talkies, clocks and smoke detectors.</span></td>
</tr>
6-volt Lantern (Spring)</span></td>
</span></td> 10500-26000</span></td>
</span></td> Used primarily in spring terminals.</span></td>
</tr>
Lantern (Screw)</span></td>
</span></td> 10500-26000</span></td>
</span></td> Used in locations susceptible to high vibration/shock</span></td>
</tr>
Lantern (Big)</span></td>
</span></td> 22000-52000</span></td>
</span></td> Used in locations susceptible to high vibration/shock</span></td>
</tr>
J</span></td>
</span></td> 625</span></td>
</span></td> Used in such devices as a blood glucose meter or blood pressure cuff.</span></td>
</tr>
Camera</span></p>
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</p></span></p></span></td>
CR123A</span></td>
</span></td> 700-1500</span></td>
</span></td> Used in flashlights.</span></td>
</tr>
CR2</span></td>
</span></td> 600-800</span></td>
</span></td> Used in flashlights.</span></td>
</tr>
2CR5</span></td>
</span></td> 1500</span></td>
</span></td> Used in cameras and photographic equipment.</span></td>
</tr>
CR-P2</span></td>
</span></td> 1500</span></td>
</span></td> Used in cameras and flashlights.</span></td>
</tr>
Button cells</span></p>
</td>
</p></span></p></span></td>
CR927</span></td>
</span></td> 30</span></td>
</span></td> Used extensively in blinkies, some LEGO toys.</span></td>
</tr>
CR1025</span></td>
</span></td> 30</span></td>
</span></td> Used in watches, computers, calculators, IC cards, electric keys and other electric products.</span></td>
</tr>
CR1220</span></td>
</span></td> 35-40</span></td>
</span></td> Used in keychain LED flashlights, sometimes in electronic tea lights</span></td>
</tr>
CR1225</span></td>
</span></td> 50</span></td>
</span></td> Used in watches, computers, calculators, and other electric products.</span></td>
</tr>
Cylindrical lithium-ion </span></p>
</p>
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10180</span></td>
</span></td> 90</span></td>
</span></td> Used in tiny flashlights</span></td>
</tr>
14430</span></td>
</span></td> 400</span></td>
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