Electric Vehicle Batteries Surprising New Source of 'Forever Chemical' Pollution

Re:Electric Vehicle Batteries Surprising New Source of 'Fore... by lovethevoid on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @01:26PM (#40918642)

It’s illegal to dispose of your EV battery in such a way that it ends up in landfill. At least in the EU. It’s also very dumb as companies would me missing out on a lot of money by processing those batteries for their precious components.

Most of the lithium ion waste comes from consumer electronics still, not EV. Things like laptops and phones being tossed, instead of taken to appropriate recycling facilities. I think this will change in time as it becomes more normalized to do so, maybe even a dedicated “electronics collection pickup” recycling program.

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Re:Electric Vehicle Batteries Surprising New Source of 'Fore... by soco on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @02:18PM (#40919187)

Here in Switzerland all shops selling electronics must also take back any used electronics you might bring to them. A smaller shop (of which there are less and less) might be more reluctant to take your scrap but any chain won't ask any questions. So there is a possibility, if only people would also use it enough...

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