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- From: co@bildsun1.mednet.gu.se (Christer Olsson)
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- Subject: Re: How to dispose of NiCads?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul28.140118.28175@gdunix.gd.chalmers.se>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 14:01:18 GMT
- References: <1992Jul27.161240.4905@nynexst.com> <1992Jul27.174939.27722@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu>
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- In article <1992Jul27.174939.27722@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu>, hutto@SMTC.engr.scarolina.edu (Brent Hutto) writes:
- |> In article <1992Jul27.161240.4905@nynexst.com>, rsilvers@powwow.nynexst.com (Rob Silvers) writes:
- |> >
- |> >
- |> > I have a bunch of NiCad cells that I no longer want. Should I just
- |> >throw them away? Is there an established place to bring them?
- |> >
- |> >--Rob.
- |> >
- |> >
- |>
- |> A federal regulation was recently passed making it unlawful to dispose of
- |> NiCd cells. I don't know whether the regulation has taken effect yet, but
- |> the manufacturers have agreed to accept their cells back and recycle them
- |> in accordance with the new regulation. I'd suggest a call to Sanyo (if you
- |> have Sanyo cells) at the number in their advertisements asking for an
- |> address to have them shipped to.
- |>
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- Here in Sweden, we have many red mailboxes placed somewhere and they are for
- collecting old NiCad and Alkaline cells. No problems to dispose NiCad cells.
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