Islanders tops at disposing of used batteries
Last Updated: Thursday, March 27, 2008 | 4:56 PM AT
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Prince Edward Islanders lead the country in properly disposing of household batteries, a new study by Statistics Canada shows.
'It's not convenient for people to have to go to a depot'— Heather Myers, IWMC
The survey found 60 per cent of Canadians still toss their old batteries in the trash, but only 31 per cent of Islanders threw theirs in the garbage. Everyone else in P.E.I. uses the province's battery-recycling program.
Heather Myers, spokeswoman for the Island Waste Management Corporation, said the Island's high rate of properly disposing of batteries is due to the program being user-friendly, with used-battery receptacles at all major grocery stores.
"P.E.I. is the only province I'm aware of that has a program like this," said Myers. "There's lots of provinces that have programs where you can take your batteries back to hazardous household waste depots, but it's not convenient for people to have to go to a depot.
"We figured everybody has to go to a grocery store at some point to get some groceries."
Prince Edward Island also scored well in the disposal of unwanted pharmaceuticals. Almost two-thirds of households returned unused drugs to a pharmacy, drop-off centre or depot for disposal.
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