Picking up free lithium cells off the street and making them safe for use

Re:Picking up free lithium cells off the street and making t... by oarsinsync on Sunday July 17, 2022 @06:01PM (#32131839)

In theory or in practice? How should/does it work?

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Re:Picking up free lithium cells off the street and making t... by culi on Sunday July 17, 2022 @07:01PM (#32132395)

By the literal definition of what an "externality" is.

A company cutting costs by dumping their PFAS into the local river isn't being "paid for" by anyone. Except with our health and all the dead insects and fish and compounding environmental effects brought with it

By definition an externality is a "market failure" because the market completely fails to account for this effect. There are "positive externalities" as well, but that's obviously not relevant here

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