Yes, sealed AGM lead batteries have certain advantages over other batteries, however I take issue with "it's better to recycle them or dispose of them properly

Yes, sealed AGM lead batteries have certain advantages over other batteries, however I take issue with "it's better to recycle them or dispose of them properly rather than throwing in a landfill, but let's stop the knee-jerk reaction 'lead == bad'" More often than not, the US (as a whole) simply exports the problem to other countries with weaker regulation, recycles there, and imports the finished goods after. [0] http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/117/10/ehp.0900696.pdf http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/117/10/ehp.09006... [1] http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15459624.2011.601710 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15459624.2011.601... [2] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/science/earth/recycled-battery-lead-puts-mexicans-in-danger.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/science/earth/recycled-bat...