Used batteries and dead batteries are considered special hazardous waste . Throwing them in non-organic waste means polluting the environment: the substances of which they are composed can in fact constitute a potential danger to both human health and the environment around us, due to their high toxicity.

This is why it is essential to have a empty battery container and dispose of them subsequently in an appropriate manner; to protect the environment from dangerous compounds contained in batteries (as one of the agents most at risk of pollution). Therefore it is very important in any place that there is a dead battery bin to dispose of them properly.