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I know a lot of places take batteries, fluorescent bulbs, etc. for recycling,
but I have a sneaking suspicion--backed up by some investigative reporting I've
seen--that a lot of the 'recycled' stuff ends up in rivers in China (presumably
after any valuable components and metals are removed).
You might ask: "Why do you care? It's China!" but I see the Earth as an
extended neighborhood--like I said, I'm no greenie, but as a (nominal*)
engineer I hate waste--and all the filth deposited in third world countries and
our own are like having a neighbor with an overgrown lawn and garden and
garbage on display. Just not cool (and not good for property values, either).
(*) a lot of people in my profession are called software 'engineers,' but since
I have no professional certification I think 'programmer' is more appropriate
(but I hate 'coder;' it belittles the craft)
----- Original Message -----
Our local Lowes/HomeDepot has a box inside the front door where they take
batteries for recycling.
Randy
On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 7:24 AM, John T. Blair < jblair1948@cox.net > wrote:
At 07:09 AM 4/11/2016, Tim wrote:
>I believe that most people are not aware that batteriesplus will recycle your
>flat
>batteries. Last time I called about it the guy said they charge $1 a pound.
>Well, I
>just drop them off (right outside their front door) before they open anyway so
>don't have to worry about putting any money out. (I am not the only one who
>drops batteries off when they are not open so I don't feel bad about doing
>this.)
Also check you local Libruaries. Our main city libruary takes small batteries,
not
car type, and I don't know about the tool batteries (LI-ion). But it's the only
place
I could find that would take my alkaline and Ni Cads.
John
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00"><div>I know a lot of places take batteries, fluorescent bulbs, etc. for=
recycling, but I have a sneaking suspicion--backed up by some investigativ=
e reporting I've seen--that a lot of the 'recycled' stuff ends up in rivers=
in China (presumably after any valuable components and metals are removed)=
.<br></div><div><br></div><div>You might ask: "Why do you care? It's =
China!" but I see the Earth as an extended neighborhood--like I said,=
I'm no greenie, but as a (nominal*) engineer I hate waste--and all the fil=
th deposited in third world countries and our own are like having a neighbo=
r with an overgrown lawn and garden and garbage on display. Just not =
cool (and not good for property values, either).<br></div><div><br></div><d=
iv><br></div><div>(*) a lot of people in my profession are called software =
'engineers,' but since I have no professional certification I think 'progra=
mmer' is more appropriate (but I hate 'coder;' it belittles the craft)<br><=
/div><div><br></div><hr id=3D"zwchr"><div style=3D"color:#000;font-weight:n=
ormal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sa=
ns-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Our local Low=
es/HomeDepot has a box inside the front door where they take batteries for =
recycling.<div><br></div><div>Randy</div><div><br></div></div><div class=3D=
"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 7:24 A=
M, John T. Blair <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jblair1948@cox.net=
" target=3D"_blank">jblair1948@cox.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote=
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc soli=
d;padding-left:1ex">
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<span data-mce-style=3D"font-size: medium;" size=3D"3">At 07:09 AM 4/11/201=
6, Tim wrote:<br><div><br></div>
>I believe that most people are not aware that batteriesplus will
recycle your flat<br>
>batteries. Last time I called about it the guy said they charge $1 a
pound. Well, I <br>
>just drop them off (right outside their front door) before they open
anyway so <br>
>don't have to worry about putting any money out. (I am not the only
one who <br>
>drops batteries off when they are not open so I don't feel bad about
doing this.)<br><div><br></div>
Also check you local Libruaries. Our main city libruary takes small
batteries, not<br>
car type, and I don't know about the tool batteries (LI-ion). But
it's the only place <br>
I could find that would take my alkaline and Ni Cads.<br><div><br></div>
John<br><div><br></div>
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