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EU Proposing Mandatory Battery Recycling

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the recycle-or-else dept.

Ironsides writes "The BBC Reports that the European Union is working on a directive to mandate battery recycling. Among other things, it will ban more than trace amounts of cadmium and mercury and require all batteries to be removeable. If it passes, it will be interesting to see how this affects such devices as MP3 players that generally do not have removeable rechargeable batteries."

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  1. Re:iPod battery life problem by Znork · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    "... this is just the way it is with li-ion batteries."

    True, which is why I generally avoid stuff that has them like the plague.

    Any device with non-replaceable or non-standard-format Li-Ion batteries should at the very least have to be labeled: "This device _WILL_ break and need servicing within 18 months."