• betanumerus@lemmy.ca
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    22 hours ago

    Fun fact: “More than 90% of all [car] battery lead and plastic is recycled in North America, making lead-acid batteries one of the most highly recycled consumer products in the world, surpassing aluminum soft drinks and beer cans, newspapers, and old tires.”

    • MatSeFi@lemmy.liebeleu.de
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      17 hours ago

      As soon something is recycled even in north america (US) is becomes immediately one of the most recycled thing in the world… Not sure if this is a good thing

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      21 hours ago

      And all because of a small fee for those who get a new batty and chose not to recycle the old one. Like the Aldi quarter of recycling.