More on Recycling batteries

turns out local future shop recycles regular household batteries, but it took a lot of work finding that out in the store. I had to ask three different people if that box at the front of the store was only for cell phone batteries or regular batteries like these ones here (had to show them). Shame on them and all others for missed PR stunt. Should be mandatory. Those things are lethal.

Battery Recycling

I can't believe in the year 2009, I still can't find anywhere that will recycle regular (read highly toxic) household batteries. I remember as a small child back in the dark ages of the 3rd or maybe 4th modern eco-movement, most stores in Europe had a box where you could deposit batteries.
A few years ago, as an agent of the people of Ontario, I contacted their Ministry of the Environment with this question, and they very helpfully informed me that they send their batteries to a reprocessing plant in New York State (bet they were happy), but that us lowly civilians...well, no real answer there. I later found out there was one bin in city hall in Toronto. To their credit I believe they had two bins at the bottom of the grand staircase for the whole population of the GTA. At least IKEA came to the rescue, as it turned out they had a programme, and they didn't really care where you purchased them. Course doesn't help me in Winnipeg, and I'm not exactly hailing Winnipeg / Ikea at this point as environmental leaders. Shame on the Government of Canada, the Province of Manitoba, the City of Winnipeg, seems like a no-brainer.