battery recycling doesn't always make sense - lithium battery manufacturers

It's Thanksgiving weekend.
It's time to take family photos, relax in front of the TV and immerse the kids in games or DVDs.
You may just need to dip in your battery reserve.
But how do you deal with your old double A and Triple A cells?
If you have a recharge (wise)
You drink juice and use it again.
But what about the standard problem? By year-
Finally, we will know better if we should throw them in the trash, as suggested on the Energizer website, or hide them for later discard --off.
We will also be able to better assess the wisdom of Ontario in collecting and recycling all types of small consumer battery projects.
A city in Virginia.
The American Electrical Manufacturing Association commissioned researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (
MIT)
Analyze the impact of various terminalsof-
Life options for the main battery.
The primary battery is used. and-discard kind.
They include a variety of sizes and chemicals used in watches and hearing aids, including alkaline, lithium and button cells.
In the consumer battery market in Ontario, alkaline batteries account for more than 60.
"We launched this life-cycle study to help inform this debate," said Mark Kohorst, senior manager of environmental, health and safety, Camus.
While it is commendable to promote waste transfer, when will it backfire?
Environmental protection costs for battery recycling: bagging (for safety)
, Transport, sort, and then ship to the processors, and then actually process and ship or process the results.
California has banned the use of alkaline batteries in domestic waste, but the state of Camry questioned the way California showed toxicity.
The association also commissioned a study to analyze the behavior of alkaline batteries in landfill sites.
Kohorst said that the review of the scientific literature has not yet found evidence of harm to the environment or health caused by alkaline batteries, but "people have this idea, this feeling because they (alkalines)
They must have something toxic or dangerous that represents energy.
"Ontario launched a battery collection last year under the urban hazardous and special waste program, supervised and operated by waste transfer Ontario (WDO)
A provincial agency and management agency in Ontario, a funding agency with industry representation.
Primary batteries are classified as special waste, which surprised the observers here, including Murray Haite, associate professor at the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo: "Judging from the work we and others have done, the environmental impact of many primary elections is actually insignificant.
"Alkaline batteries when raw material companies break down.
Port Colborne yield Steel;
Manganese, zinc and potassium compounds for fertilizers and coatings;
And a piece of paper and plastic fluff that burns in the trash. to-
James Ewles, president of the company, said energy facilities.
Collect and recycle half a kilo of alkaline batteries (
About 18 double)costs about $2.
Mercury compounds are one of the reasons Ontario wants to collect primary batteries, but as of 1996, battery manufacturers in the North American market have removed all mercury from the base class.
However, unlike the United States, Canada has not yet banned the import of Mercury.
Batteries from China
Kohorst also noticed Mercury
The button cell now has a free alternative and has set a target for 2011 to remove it completely. (
Even so, the amount of mercury in the battery is small, consuming 2% of mercury in the United States. S.
In 2004, the proportion of mercury alloy teeth was 26. )
Meanwhile, Ontario's rechargeable battery company is praying for WDO to transfer rechargeable and primary battery recycling to non-
Profit rechargeable battery recycling
, It has 2,000 collection points in Ontario and has been operating since the 1990 s
Last month, Environment Minister John Gerretson approved a combined version of the hazardous waste program, which now covers rechargeable batteries and many other products.
Recharge includes nickel and cadmium (
They compete with alkaline substances), lithium ion (your laptop)
Small sealed lead battery (
Security System)
Recycling other chemicals that make sense to the environment and the economy.
Some small battery importers who maintain Ontario's plans will shut down because of high fees and the ability of customers to replace suppliers. (Garbage talk, August. 15)
Carl Smith, president of RBRC, said: "We are completely focused on getting approval for our plan . " He is drafting a response to WDO's questions about their proposal this week.
Because the original manufacturer is funding RBRC's North America
Small importers in Ontario will not pay any fees in a broad recycling plan.
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