[LINK] Batteries again [Was: Future of Telecommunications in Canberra]

Marghanita da Cruz marghanita at ramin.com.au
Mon May 16 17:00:32 AEST 2011


Richard Chirgwin wrote:
<snip>
> However, we need to have a scheme for battery recycling, because it's 
> the householder who has the worst habits with batteries. Someone who 
> deals with lots of lead acid batteries in an industrial capacity gets 
> them recycled because they aren't allowed to chuck them in the bin.
> 
<snip>

In Perth, I came across a recycling bin, at one of the University colleges,
which was part of this:
> The WMRC's Battery Recycling Programme collects used household batteries (A, AA, AAA, C, D, button, 9V and 6V) and sends them for recycling... All batteries collected in Perth's western suburbs are consolidated at the WMRC's JFR (Jim) McGeough Resource Recovery Facility in Shenton Park. The batteries are then transported, as part of a metropolitan-wide shipment to New South Wales where the battery components are recycled into new products such as street lights, steel frames and car parts...
<http://www.wmrc.wa.gov.au/projects-innovations/battery-recycling-programme/>

Marghanita
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