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Join the battery hunt and see how many you can find

How many batteries are in your home?

Go on a battery hunt at your home and let us know how many you find.

Batteries are a part of everyday life. You’ll find them in everyday items like your smartphone, laptop, electric toothbrush and remote-controlled toys as well as in all those gimmicky home help gadgets we all love to buy.

Did you know, some estimates suggest that the average home has over 100 batteries, with up to a third of those being flat or unusable.

We want your help to find out how many batteries are in your house. Download and print our battery hunt worksheet (or online workbook if you prefer) and complete it room by room for your home. Once you're done, enter your results in the form below before Friday, 10 October and be in the draw to win one of two a $50 Prezzy Cards. One entry per household. (See Terms & Conditions here)

Before you start, remember to have a guess at how many you think you'll find!

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Remember to dispose of your batteries responsibly!

Batteries thrown in kerbside rubbish and recycle bins are one of the leading causes of fires in collection trucks and at landfill or recycling facilities. This includes all products containing batteries like vapes, old toys, worn light up shoes and dead escooter batteries. 

Never bin batteries! Take them to your local battery recycling facility so they can be processed correctly - see the WasteMINZ battery collections map or your local council website for locations all across New Zealand.



Small Battery Environmental Scan

The great battery hunt is part of the small battery environmental scan project WasteMINZ is undertaking with Eunomia to provide an overview of the challenges facing the small battery sector in Aotearoa New Zealand - from the point of manufacturing to end of life and disposal. 

More information about this project is available here.

 

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How many did you find?

Once you have completed the battery hunt in your home, enter your results in the form below.

Ts & Cs

Please ensure you read the following Terms & Conditions for this prize draw: 

  • Eligibility: The prize draw is open to New Zealand residents who complete the Great Battery Hunt survey during the campaign period. Employees of WasteMINZ and their immediate families are not eligible to enter.
  • How to Enter: To enter, participants must fully complete and submit the survey at www.wasteminz.org.nz/batteryhunt during the campaign period. One entry per household.
  • Prize: Two winners will each receive a $50 Prezzy Card. The type of voucher will be determined by WasteMINZ. Prizes are not transferable, exchangeable, or redeemable for cash.
  • Winner Selection: Winners will be randomly drawn after the survey closes. The draw will be conducted by WasteMINZ and the result is final.
  • Notification: Winners will be contacted by the details provided in the survey within 7 days of the draw. If a winner cannot be contacted within 7 days, WasteMINZ reserves the right to redraw the prize.
  • Privacy: Contact details will only be used for the purposes of the prize draw and will not be shared with third parties. Survey responses will be anonymised for reporting and research purposes.
  • General: By entering, participants agree to these Terms & Conditions. WasteMINZ reserves the right to amend the rules, cancel, or substitute the prize if necessary
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