Re:Lithium-ion batteries a growing fire hazard in NYC garbag...
by NoZebra120vClip on Monday May 01, 2023 @10:55AM
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I hate to break it to you, but "clothing and shoe donation" bins in mall parking lots are generally commercial enterprises, rather than non-profits or charities, and I suppose people get good feels from dropping off there while they're shopping, but the community would be better served if you gave direct to a charity such as St. Vincent de Paul Society Thrift Stores.
As for scrap batteries being tossed into a bin at a mall, I'm not seeing that end well. It is more or less trivial to look up recycle facilities in your area and take stuff to the appropriate drop-off. Personally, I take eWaste into Best Buy or Staples, and my own city government runs a large recycling center that will take almost anything.
Re:Lithium-ion batteries a growing fire hazard in NYC garbag...
by LiquidInsect on Monday May 01, 2023 @03:32PM
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That website lists at least two locations near me that no longer exist, and the entries show they were last updated over 12 years ago.
Re:Lithium-ion batteries a growing fire hazard in NYC garbag...
by mr_toad on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @04:14AM
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> It is more or less trivial to look up recycle facilities in your area and take stuff to the appropriate drop-off.
It’s far from trivial if you don’t own a car, which is probably part of the problem in NYC.
With scrap batteries being worth 5-50 cents per pound it would be worth just sticking a handful of these, but labeled as "used battery drop off point" in high visibility areas. It won't stop people from maliciously throwing away batteries but would remove the lazy factor.