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12V car batteries are recycled. You actually get money back when you return one to a store.

• Nextgrid 5y ago
  This assumes you are in a location where said recycling infrastructure is present (or close enough that the cost of shipping them there is less than what you get back). This may not be the case in areas where access to electrical power is a major issue, and thus end-of-life batteries are essentially worthless and can be obtained for free.
  • londons_explore 5y ago
    In poorer areas of the world, there is no shortage of people able to cut a car battery open, melt down the lead plates, reform them into new lead plates and refill the battery shell with drain cleaner (sulfuric acid). This only takes labor, which is cheap, so dead and new car batteries have very similar prices. Video of it being done:. https://youtu.be/9I0IAwOIwXo https://youtu.be/9I0IAwOIwXo
    • goldenkey 5y ago
      That man is incredibly skilled. I did not even know a battery rebuild was possible. Thank you for sharing the video.
    • stevespang 5y ago
    • jmu1234567890 5y ago
      Where is the basic PPE???