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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
Supposedly lithium batteries are largely not recycled, since they are non toxic and the raw materials are much cheaper than recycling.
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Or perhaps there just aren't enough worn-out lithium batteries yet to make recycling viable? Especially when you consider that most to date are small ones used in phones & laptops, which either get tossed, given away, or sit on a shelf when replaced with a newer model. Whereas just about every car has a big lead-acid battery that a) lasts maybe 4-5 years, and b) in many places, has an automatic exchange & core value when you replace it.