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Re:The World’s Biggest Tire Graveyard in Kuwait Is on Fire by baxthem4n on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @05:03PM (#28134492)
Now the tires, next time will be the car batteries
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Re:The World’s Biggest Tire Graveyard in Kuwait Is on Fire by frosted-flakes on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @08:18PM (#28136454)
Aren't car batteries quite valuable and heavily recycled.
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Re:The World’s Biggest Tire Graveyard in Kuwait Is on Fire by pomian on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @09:06PM (#28136740)
Yes, but they usually break them up first, releasing the reactive, lead heavy acid into the ground. The lead itself is packaged and shipped, leaving the plastic casing and acid in the ground. Used to be normal practice for scrap yards the world over.
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