Hybrid and Electric Car Battery Recycling

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Hybrid and Electric Car Battery Recycling

Pretend I've been asleep under a rock for the past few years and don't know hybrid and electric vehicles have been around and will increasingly be around.

How do we (will we) recycle batteries?

Are ION batteries worse of better when it comes to recycling?

A recent conversation with a car guy (PCA member) ended with him telling me that batteries are NOT recyclable, will never be, and electric cars are and will always be worse for the environment. I'd like to prove him wrong, help educate me on how to do this.

Two article links to start things off............................................

Where to Recycle Your Batteries
http://www.ehso.com/ehshome/batteries.php

Recycling of non rechargeable batteries is still somewhat rare, but recycling used RECHARGEABLE household batteries is now possible! The battery manufacturers have funded a joint recycling center. To find a center near you that will take them, click here! (in the US or Canada))( Which types do they take? Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion), and Small Sealed Lead* (Pb) rechargeable batteries are commonly found in cordless power tools, cellular and cordless phones, laptop computers, digital cameras, two-way radios, camcorders and remote control toys.

Note that California is a bit of a special case. California regulations require recycling for more types of batteries than other states. See this page for detailed information about how and where to recycle batteries in California.

For more information about the program and the sponsors, click on Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation

Hybrid and Electric Car Battery Recycling
http://www.electricdrive.org/index.php?tg=articles&idx=Print&topics=73&article=1478

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 14, 2007 – The United States Council for Automotive Research’s (USCAR) Vehicle Recycling Partnership (VRP), composed of DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation, recently awarded a contract to OnTo Technology LLC of Bend, Ore., to research and develop technology to recycle advanced batteries used in hybrid and electric vehicles.