AAA Chicago Will Recycle Old Car Batteries in Honor of Earth Day
AURORA, Ill., April 16 -- AAA Chicago will observe Earth Day, April 22, by asking motorists in Illinois and northern Indiana to scour garages, backyards and storage sheds for used lead-acid vehicle batteries, and bring them to local Approved Auto Repair shops for recycling as part of a AAA Battery Service initiative called The Great Battery Roundup.
"The impact of vehicle maintenance on the environment can be an overlooked aspect of responsible vehicle ownership," said AAA Chicago's Senior Vice President of Member and Automotive Services David Bufka. "With an estimated 230 million vehicles on the road in North America, the proper use and disposal of vehicle batteries, tires and various types of automotive fluids are crucial to a healthy environment."
To protect the environment, as well as human health and safety, motorists will be able to bring used automobile and marine lead-acid batteries to any of the club's Approved Auto Repair facilities for recycling.
"Nearly 99 percent of a vehicle battery can be recycled and used again without removing new lead, or other natural resources from the environment," said Bufka. "Unfortunately more than five million vehicle batteries are not returned for recycling each year."
Many of these batteries are illegally disposed of in dumps and water sources, but many more are simply sitting in a forgotten corner of someone's property where they could contaminate soil and ground water, explode in a fire or become a source of lead poisoning to humans and animals.
AAA Chicago requests that consumers wear gloves and safety glasses when handling batteries, keep them upright and place batteries in a sturdy box or plastic container when transporting them for recycling. If the battery case is cracked or leaking, be especially careful to choose a leak-proof container. Do not smoke near or expose the batteries to an open flame, and make certain they will not shift and tip over in a moving vehicle.
To find the nearest Approved Auto Repair facility to recycle your battery, visit www.aaa.com , or call (866) YOUR-AAA. Participating AAR facilities are listed below.
Addison Great Lakes 1213 Capital Dr. IL (630) 543-1804
Automotive Unit 6
Arlington Barnes 1203 E. Rand Rd. IL (847) 788-0800
Heights Automotive
Aurora Lens's 989 S. Eola Rd. IL (630) 499-1980
Automotive &
Tire
Bartlett Midas 1804 W. Army IL (630) 372-9811
Trail Rd.
Bloomington Clay Dooley 1507 E. Vernon IL (309) 662-2886
Tire & Auto
Bolingbrook GTM Automotive 495 W. Boughton IL (630) 759-7300
Rd.
Buffalo Grove BP Automotive 65 Buffalo Grove IL (847) 520-5355
Rd.
Carol Stream Brandy's 565 Fullerton IL (630) 653-8485
Automotive Ave.
Carpentersville Midas 20 S. Western IL (847) 426-3330
Ave.
Channahon McCoys Tire & 25360 W. Eames IL (815) 467-2258
Auto St.
Chicago Car X 10157 S. Western IL (773) 233-3178
Ave.
Chicago Davila Auto 2114 S. Ashland IL (312) 266-7393
Repair Ave.
Chicago Midas 158 W. Grand IL (312) 670-2505
Chicago Midas - Fred 510 W. Roosevelt IL (312) 922-5075
Hoffman
Cicero Roosevelt & 5147 W. Roosevelt IL (708) 652-6555
Laramie Service
Crest Hill Car Care Center 1808 N. Larkin IL (815) 741-4800
Mechanical & Ave.
Towing
Crystal Lake The Shop 90 East St. IL (815) 459-2886
Danville Auto Mobile 410 W. Harrison IL (217) 443-6161
Diagnostics
Decatur Paceley's 3109 N. 22nd IL (217) 875.9229
Garage Street
Dekalb Bockman's Amoco 705 E. Lincoln IL (815) 756-7413
Hwy.
Des Plaines Busse Marathon 10 W. Golf Rd. IL (847) 824-6653
Downers Grove Lang Auto 4947 Main St. IL (630) 968-4626
Downers Grove Joe Madden Ford 2150 W. Ogden IL (630) 968-0488
Ave.
Elgin McLean Marathon 965 N. McLean IL (847) 741-9576
Blvd.
Elk Grove Complete Car 1704 Oakton IL (847) 437-9600
Village Care
Elkhart T & C Auto 1710 W. Beardsley IN (574) 258-4433
Elmhurst Mehta Motors 463 Spring Rd. IL (630) 279-0566
Evanston Auto Doctor 1600 Foster St. IL (847) 491-9600
Fort Wayne Hire's Auto 5809 Illinois Rd. IN (260) 432-5111
Franklin Park Gary Automotive 1000 E. Green St. IL (630) 860-2996
Galesburg Bolin's 24 Hour 2356 Grand Ave. IL (309) 343-1558
Tow & Repair
Gas City Bo's Twin City 621 W. Main St. IN (765) 674-9664
Auto Service
Glen Ellyn Village Garage 841 N. Main St. IL (630) 469-9700
Glendale Glenside 1590 Bloomingdale IL (630) 681-7009
Heights Marathon Rd.
Glenview Cars of America 1727 Chestnut IL (847) 724-6724
Ave.
Hammond Auto Masters 6817 Calumet Ave. IN (219) 931-2702
Hanover Park Midas 1505 W. Irving IL (630) 830-0500
Park Rd.
Harvey Potenzo Auto 4558 W. 147th St. IL (708) 396-0501
Repair Midlothian
Highland Park D & R Autoworks 2366 Skokie IL (847) 433-4343
Valley Rd.
Hoffman Estates Higgins 1300 W. Higgins IL (847) 519-0970
Marathon Rd.
Joliet Auto Care 714 W. Jefferson IL (815) 722-7766
Center St.
Lake Station Marathon Towing 2220 Ripley St. IN (219) 962-4240
& Recovery
Lake in the Hitch 9242 Trinity Rd. IL (847) 854-1600
Hills Automotive
Lisle Brandy's 2955 Ogden Ave. IL (630) 527-1300
Automotive
Lombard DuPage Tire & 1200 E. Roosevelt IL (630) 629-8473
Auto Rd.
McHenry Northtown 3800 McCullom IL (815) 363-2886
Automotive Lake Rd.
Merrillville Exhaust Masters 7913 Taft St. IN (219) 738-1234
Car Care
Michigan City Ace Auto 8707 W. U.S. IN (219) 874-5655
Service Hwy. 20
Moline MC Tire & 2119 53rd Street IL (309) 762-2886
Automotive
Morton Grove P & E Services 8801 Waukegan Rd. IL (847) 966-4448
Mount Prospect Busse 113 E Prospect IL (847) 253-1634
Automotive Ave.
Mundelein B & R Auto Care 313 Townline Rd. IL (847) 837-0553
Naperville Sparks Car Care 24125 W. 111th IL (630) 904-4115
St.
Naperville Certified Auto 425 Industrial IL (630) 637-9480
Dr.
Naperville Davis Automotive 915 E. Ogden Ave. IL (630) 357-5000
Services
Normal Team Auto 1223 S. Adelaide IL (309) 454-5454
Northlake North Lake Auto 385 E North Ave. IL (708) 338-3920
Repair
Oak Lawn Spitfire 10711 S. Cicero IL (708) 425-2500
Automotive Ave.
Oak Park Car X 700 Madison IL (708) 383-8706
Orland Park Sparks 9276 W 159th St. IL (708) 460-0460
Palatine Sparks Car Care 1440 N. Rand Rd. IL (847) 934-1133
Park Ridge McGarry's Auto 300 Busse Hwy. IL (847) 698-2527
Peoria Beachlers 3623 University IL (309) 688-2488
Service
Portage Jim's Amoco 6090 Central Ave. IN (219) 762-4282
Rockford Rockford 2429 S. Alpine IL (815) 398-9871
Radiator Rd.
Rolling Meadows Brandy's 2785 Algonquin IL (847) 222-1234
Automotive Rd.
Roscoe Vettores 5335 Swanson Rd. IL (815) 633-4407
Autocare
Round Lake Pro Autoworks 107 W Rollins Rd. IL (847) 740-1600
Beach
Schaumburg Schaumburg 503 Lunt Ave. IL (847) 352-2886
Automedics
Skokie McCormick Auto 8250 N. McCormick IL (847) 679-7755
Blvd.
South Bend Veldman's 5222 Western Ave. IN (574) 287-7236
Service Center
South Elgin Superior Auto 605 Sundown IL (847) 695-0050
Clinic
Springfield Wilkersons 2000 W. Monroe IL (217) 787-2296
Shell
Streamwood Casey Auto 44 N. Barrington IL (630) 213-8600
Rd.
Tinley Park Herman's Auto 7250 W. Duvan Dr. IL (708) 429-0990
Service
Urbana P.D.R. 1008 N. IL (217) 367-9481
Automotive Inc. Cunningham Ave.
Vernon Hills C&B Auto 600 Lakeview IL (847) 816-0011
Pkwy.
Waukegan Whitmore's 600 Greenwood IL (847) 623-7080
Service Inc. Ave.
AAA Chicago offers automotive, travel, insurance and financial services. It is part of The Auto Club Group (ACG), the largest affiliation of AAA clubs in the Midwest, with 4.1 million members in eight states. ACG clubs belong to the national AAA federation, a not-for-profit organization, with more than 46 million members in the United States and Canada.