Willard to Recycle Old Batteries, Plant Trees
AllAfrica.com profiles the efforts of Willard Batteries to promote car battery recycling during the South Africa’s Arbour Week, using savings from the initiative to plant indigenous trees in the country.
Over 90 percent of the material from a car battery can be recycled and reused in a new battery, and Willard is trying to reverse the myth that car batteries can’t be disposed of in an eco-friendly way.
Arbour Day annually takes place in South Africa from September 1-7, so Willard took the opportunity to tie its efforts in with a national holiday.
“During Arbour Week, Willard Batteries and Indalo Yethu spent the day at Tiyimiseni Primary School in Meadowlands, Soweto where they planted 20 trees in support of the Food and Trees for Africa Urban Greening Programme.”
For more information on the proper disposal of car batteries, visit Earth 911′s Automotive page.
