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Re:Picking up free lithium cells off the street and making t... by nl on Sunday July 17, 2022 @07:36PM (#32132675)
Lithium mining isn't particularly bad and it is mostly done in fairly well regulated parts of the world (mainly Australia and Chile) with at least somewhat enforced worker and environmental protections.

It's possible you are thinking of Cobalt which is very bad?

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Re:Picking up free lithium cells off the street and making t... by eternityforest on Monday July 18, 2022 @06:17AM (#32136497)
Yeah you're right, cobalt is probably worse, but lithium isn't great either. All unnecessary mining seems pretty horrible to me, even thought these capes might not be as bad as disposable lithium AA s that are probably made in larger qty.
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