Our town's big battery day turned into a bit of a mess

We had a community battery recycling drive last Saturday at the high school, and the line was so long it blocked the main road for an hour. I was stuck in it and saw a bunch of people just leave their old car batteries on the curb because they gave up waiting. I ended up helping the two volunteers move the dropped ones to the collection point so they wouldn't leak. Has anyone else run a drive and had a turnout way bigger than expected? How do you handle the crowd?

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holly_williams3mo ago

Our church tried a coat drive last winter and had the same problem. We ran out of room in the gym in the first hour. It's a good kind of trouble, but it sure makes a long day for the volunteers.

river1903mo agoTop Commenter

Saw an article about churches teaming up to handle overflow.

finley_flores282mo ago

Did they say what they were overflowing with? Food donations, people needing shelter, something else? The logistics for each of those are a totally different beast.