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Lithium-Ion Batteries Have Gone Too Far
(www.theatlantic.com)
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I know it's okay to throw away traditional alkaline battery cells in the trash or the ocean or whatever, but I always thought that doing so was improper, so I've just been collecting a bag of them thinking that I'll eventually figure out how to dispose of them properly. The article implies that it's proper to just throw them in the trash. Is that true?
Recycle your old batteries https://www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/recycling/yes-you-need-to-recycle-your-old-batteries-a5385943645/
From what I've heard, the real primary reason is fire risk. This is obviously not 100% true, but landfills should be isolated from the surrounding environment especially when it comes to fluids/etc that could leak into groundwater. There are a lot of processes they should already be following to keep that from happening.