TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING CHANGE EFFECTIVELY. Managing change effectively requires moving the organization from its current state to a future desired state at minimal cost to the organization. Key steps in that process are: 1  Understanding the current state of the organization.
Batteries are made from a number of different materials. These materials include acid, lead, nickel, lithium, cadmium, alkaline, mercury and nickel metal hydride. When batteries are not properly disposed of the casing can disintegrate and the toxic chemicals within can leach into the surrounding environment.
Alkaline batteries may contain mercury. Batteries manufactured in the US and EU after 2000 are generally safe for landfill disposal, however prior to this time some batteries being sold as alkaline incorporated added mercury or had sources of materials very high in mercury.