Do you have old batteries lying around? If you're like me, you do because you know they have mercury in them and you don't want to throw them away, but you're not quite sure what to do with them. Well, if you live in the City of Battle Creek you can get a battery recycling kit! We had a lot of old batteries lying around the museum, so while at the Department of Public Works building I picked up a battery recycling kit. It's a postage paid cardboard box. Once it's full of old batteries it gets closed up and sent to be recycled (see picture). Easy, right? And it’s a small box so it won't be sitting around for too long before it gets filled up. The City of Battle Creek also has similar CFL recycling kits; both are available at the Department of Public Works.
Expanding the recycling program is just one of the things the City of Battle Creek is doing to go green. You can learn more about local green initiatives at Green Drinks. Green Drinks meets at 5:30pm the fourth Thursday of every month at Arcadia (located on West Michigan in the lovely downtown Battle Creek). Each month has a different speaker and an informal discussion of environmental topics. It's a lot of fun! Green Drinks is organized by the Battle Creek Area Clean Water Partners, which is a subcommittee of the city’s Public Information and Education committee. Kingman Museum just joined the planning committee for Green Drinks and we're super excited! So stop by Arcadia, July 23rd at 5:30pm, to see us and learn about environmental issues.
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