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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. Battery Bonfire by x_MeRLiN_x · · Score: 0, Troll

    What's wrong with just burning them?

  2. Re:OMG! by DRM_is_Stupid · · Score: 1, Troll

    The iPod's sole purpose in life is to play music. So it plays music. Why should I need to know any more than that?

    Because there's more to life than playing your music. Like caring about Earth, and your wallet.