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Re:Lithium-ion batteries a growing fire hazard in NYC garbag... by cptskippy on Monday May 01, 2023 @12:41PM (#35775360)
> The rules are basically like this because the regulators figured you're too dumb to know which types of batteries are bad for the environment

No everyone is as smart as you.

Not everyone cares as much as you.

Not everyone has the time or energy as you.

The rules are designed to solve the problem of hazardous and toxic battery chemistries with as little friction as possible.

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Re:Lithium-ion batteries a growing fire hazard in NYC garbag... by bcrosby95 on Monday May 01, 2023 @01:13PM (#35775921)
Yep, and in my experience they just toss everything in the trash anyways.
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