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We should put a deposit on all batteries. I will admit I am guilty of taking my dead batteries and just throwing them out vs recycling them. We should incentivi
by 14 5y ago
We should put a deposit on all batteries. I will admit I am guilty of taking my dead batteries and just throwing them out vs recycling them. We should incentivize the recycling of all batteries.
- jacquesm 5y agoPlease don't do this with batteries, they are not only toxic but can also be a fire hazard if not disposed of properly, this goes especially for Lithium-Ion based batteries.
- Pxtl 5y agoI'm scrupulous about extracting batteries from my electronics for proper disposal, personally... But realistically, without a cash incentive to get people to pull out the screwdriver, many folks won't do it and they'll end up in the garbage. This needs to be a deposit-based program. E-recycle fee upfront at purchase, rebate at proper disposal.
- jacquesm 5y agoWhere I live such waste is collected separately (small chemical waste), you get a little box for it and you can drop it off for free at the local garbage disposal/sorting facility.
- culopatin 5y agoMeanwhile in the US some recycling circuits have stopped because of “labor shortage”
- Pxtl 5y agoSimilar here, but my point is that many won't do the hassle of extracting a screwed-in battery from an electronic device rather than throwing it straight into the opaque trash-bag. A fee-and-rebate program would provide a cash incentive to properly sort your batteries out of trash. It works for refillable liquor bottles.
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoElectronics shouldn't go in the trash either.
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoOurs is collected locally, you just leave a bag of your batteries on top of the bin and it gets collected at the same time as the recycling. They will take small electrical items as well. On top of that all supermarkets in the UK have a battery return box where you can drop them off.