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Looks like most of the battery recycling is legit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_recycling
The other stuff, not necessarily:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/30/world/asia/china-electronic-waste-e-waste/
Understand only caring about what's 'up the hill,' but the planet is a closed
loop; it'll end up in our air and water eventually.
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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).
Interesting. That explains the disclaimer at
http://www.lacsd.org/solidwaste/swfacilities/recyclecontact/hhw_e_waste/
"No electronic waste collected at these events is sent overseas."
I'm not arguing whether that is true or not; just didn't understand why it was
worth mentioning. Personally, I'm a lot less worried
about rivers in China than I am the landfill up the hill (from where I used to
live).
Randall
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</div><div><br></div><div>Understand only caring about what's 'up the hill,=
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gt; I know a lot of places take batteries, fluorescent bulbs, <br>> etc.=
for recycling, but I have a sneaking suspicion--backed <br>> up by some=
investigative reporting I've seen--that a lot of <br>> the 'recycled' s=
tuff ends up in rivers in China (presumably <br>> after any valuable com=
ponents and metals are removed).<br><div><br></div>Interesting. That =
explains the disclaimer at http://www.lacsd.org/solidwaste/swfacilities/rec=
yclecontact/hhw_e_waste/<br>"No electronic waste collected at these events =
is sent overseas."<br><div><br></div>I'm not arguing whether that is true o=
r not; just didn't understand why it was worth mentioning. Personally=
, I'm a lot less worried<br>about rivers in China than I am the landfill up=
the hill (from where I used to live).<br><div><br></div>Randall<br><div><b=
r></div><br><div><br></div></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>
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