COST OF OWNERSHIP
COST OF OWNERSHIP
Hard Costs
– Original cost of light and batteries
– Cost to operate light for a period of time
– Cost of battery disposal
Soft Costs
– Downtime due to battery and bulb replacement
Used Battery Disposal
What can you do with them, legally?
• It depends upon the type of battery and the state
and federal hazardous waste requirements
Alkaline batteries would be classified as hazardous
waste in those states which use bioassay
characterization criteria.
State Hazardous Waste Requirements – Contact to
obtain a current interpretation
Used Battery Disposal
Federal Hazardous Waste Requirements
• Many batteries may exhibit one or more of the
characteristics of a hazardous waste and require
management as such
• As a generator of a solid waste, the generator is required to
make a determination as to whether the solid waste is a
hazardous waste
Battery recycling reduces the risk for future financial
liability associated with improper disposal
Battery Disposal Costs
Average Cost of Battery Disposal = $0.65/lb
Each D cell battery weighs 5.2 oz.
3 D cell batteries = 15.6 oz. or roughly one pound
Each C cell battery weighs 2.5 oz.
6 C cell batteries = 15 oz. or roughly one pound
Battery Disposal Costs
Rayovac Industrial – 2D Cell
• Runtime = 10.4 hrs**
• 2,000 hrs of use = 192 battery changes
• 384 Batteries total in 2,000 hrs
• 3 D Cell Batteries = 15.6 oz. or roughly 1 lb
• 384 batteries/3 = 128 lbs
• Cost of battery disposal = $0.65/lb
• Total cost of battery disposal = $83.20 per light
Data does not include soft costs and downtime
of battery and bulb replacements
**Runtime data based on ANSI testing