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  murphy@sl*.un*.co* (Pat Murphy) wrote on Fri 7 Oct 1994 05:20:58 -0600
(MDT) (Subject: Battery Disposal (was ORCA computers/Lithium)):-
  > What changed my mind was the problem of properly disposing of the spent
batteries. The lithium batteries last much longer than their alkaline
equivalent but, as was pointed out above, are also much more expensive. The
route I settled on was to use the lithium version to keep the sheer number of
disposed alkaline batteries out of the landfill. I chalk the higher cost up to
increased environmental sensitivity. Just a thought. Does anyone know about
the environmental impact of a dead alkaline battery as opposed to a dead
lithium battery?

  Then take them back to the dive shop, and `lean on' them to send them back
to the manufacturer for recycling!!! instead of dumping them and keep on
mining more fresh metal ore. The world's mineral mines won't last for ever!!!

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