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Because we sell lightbulb we also take them in and sort them in the right bin (old fashioned ones are to be thrown away. CFL, fluorescent tubes, discharge lamps and LEDs are regularly picked up for recycling). We also have a bin for batteries and although we don't sell appliances or electronics we don't mind taking the smaller ones in.
What I hate is when people can't be bothered to hand them in during opening hours and leave them against the door. It has happened that I opened the door in the morning and a bunch of fluorescent tubes fell, most of the breaking. Not healthy for me, not good for the environment and it defeats the purpose of leaving them for recycling.
What I hate even more is when people thrown batteries through the letterbox. Most of them are bright and I spot them when I come down in the morning. The batteries thrown through the letterbox between 6pm last night and 9.45am this morning were dark and I didn't notice them on the dark doormat until I stepped on one. Result: a bruised arm (the entrance way is about one square meter, wild arm waving is not advised) and a very swollen, very bruised and very sprained ankle. My father was making a phone call and my mother wasn't dressed yet, so I had to wait almost half an hour before I could go upstairs to put an ice pack on it.
I'm considering taking a picture of my ankle, put it up on the store's Facebook page with the request not to throw batteries through the mailbox.
Luckily, it looks worse than it feels. Tomorrow won't be fun day, but on Sunday and Monday I can rest and hopefully by the time I'm leaving for my trip to Newcastle next Sunday the worst will be over.
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