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[greenyes] Collection and recycling of batteries?
- Subject: [greenyes] Collection and recycling of batteries?
- From: Alan Muller <amuller@no.address>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 07:28:15 -0500
Our friends at the Delaware Solid Waste Authority collect batteries (mostly
alkalinos) at drop-off "recycling" centers. The volume, they claim, is
about 3000 pounds (1400 kg) per month. Then they put them in plastic drums
and landfill them. They claim that recycling is "cost prohibitive" at 0.2
to 1.20 US$ per pound, and that recyclers also want the batteries sorted by
size before pickup.
Can anyone advise on the details and costs of battery recycling? Are other
operations landfilling their "recycled" batteries?
Thanks,
Alan Muller
Green Delaware
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