Brummet's Conscious Blog

*Today's article was written by: Raymond Laubert - retired from Air Force with 21 years of service who is traveling around the country with his wife Daisy and their two dogs. He is a Certified RV Inspector and has taken up writing articles and helping folks new to the RV world get the most from their investment. His articles are posted on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/RVInspectionService/ and on his website at http://rv-inspection-service.com . -- Recreation Vehicle Batteries -- There are two uses for batteries, coach and house batteries. Coach batteries are those that are used to start the RV. These are normal 12 v car or truck type batteries and are designed to provide a lot of amperage for a short period of time. The house batteries are deep cycle batteries which are designed to provide a lower amperage for a much longer period of time. Most of us will understand the coach batteries and can tell when it is time to replace t...

-- Battery Recycling -- Sadly only 28% of Canadians are recycling less than 20% of the batteries consumed in the country – despite education campaigns and ample collection sites.  According to an article I read recently from the Recycling Product Newsletter : “ One mg of mercury is enough to make all the fish in a 20 acre lake inedible for a full year. With almost 11 mg of mercury in the average button cell, alkaline battery, RMC says Canadians' awareness of the implications of improper disposal is in stark contrast to the realities of the situation ”.    RawMaterials.com offers battery recycling collection boxes, prepaid shipping, for businesses to collect in-house batteries – and also their customers/clients.  They also offer similar collection systems for fluorescent and CFL bulbs and thermometers. According to their site the average home consumes 1.2 pounds of cell batteries per year, and while only 1% of landfill waste is batter...

 -- Quote of the Day -- The past may rob the present of much joy and much mystery. ~ unknown -- Brummets in the Media -- Our colleague Mr. Tim Corrimal has a wonderful radio show called Progressive Political Radio - which he co-hosts with Dave Von Ebers. This radio show " combines a humor with dead serious, inanity with politics " ...sprinkled with bits of breaking news topics. Tim invited me to join in for the first 10 min or so of his show. Check out these links to find the interview: Episode 153 : TimCorrimal.com  -- Referral Corner -- Call2Recycle, North America’s only free battery and cell phone collection program, announced in December, its heightened commitment to diverting batteries from Canada’s landfills… has collected rechargeable batteries throughout the country since 1997. Earlier this year, Call2Recycle also began collecting all household batteries, including alkaline, at thousands of collection sites throughout British Columbia and Ontari...